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UR: Searching for Sub-threshold Gravitationally-Lensed Gravitational Waves
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, Storm Colloms describes digging out shrunken gravitationally-lensed gravitational waves from noisy data.
A well-rounded neutron star friendship
Today’s paper describes an unusually circular binary system – where both components are neutron stars.
Women’s History Month: Dr. Ekta Patel
In today’s post, we interview Dr. Ekta Patel, a Miller postdoctoral fellow at UC Berkeley, about her astronomy journey.
Developing an inclusive culture for LGBTQ+ physicists
People of all identities deserve a supportive and welcoming climate to work and learn in. Today’s article and paper, in Physics Education Research, discusses the impacts of department climate on LGBTQ+ people in physics.
“Space is Not Yet Declared an Environment”
As of right now, almost no legislation exists to regulate what private companies send to orbit. Without protective legislation in place, the preservation of our dark skies depends on the generosity of corporations. The sky belongs to all of us, it always has, but the rich and powerful are polluting it before the vast majority of us have a chance to look up.
The Calm Before the – Planet Formation?
It doesn’t seem like hurricanes on Earth can have anything to do with planet formation. But don’t be fooled! Find out in today’s bite, what the connection is.
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