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Astrobites at AAS 247: Day 1
Astrobites coverage of Day 1 of AAS 247!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Priyamvada Natarajan
Today we interview Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan, a professor at Yale, winner of the 2025 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Alexander Furnas
Today, we interview Dr. Alex Furnas, a political science researcher at Northwestern University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Tonima Tasnim Ananna
Today we interview Dr. Tonima Tasnim Ananna, who is a professor at Wayne State University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Adam Leroy
Today we interview Dr. Adam Leroy, who is a professor at the Ohio State University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Astrobites at AAS 247: Welcome!
Welcome to our coverage of AAS 247! We’ve got interviews with speakers, daily coverage, and so much more to come this week.
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
The “Picture an Astronomer” Symposium
Today we highlight the “Picture an Astronomer” Symposium, with lectures and events happening in February and March!
A NICER solution for an aging X-ray telescope
From Sahana Parker: How NASA scientists, engineers and astronauts pulled off a high-stakes space telescope repair—one patch at a time!
Beyond: The Astronomy Community on Bluesky
Social media is a powerful opportunity to democratize access to academia. The community of astronomers on the Bluesky platform is rapidly growing, and invite you to join them.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Rebekah Dawson
We sit down with Professor Rebekah Dawson, Helen B. Warner Prize winner and plenary speaker at #AAS240 to hear about Hot Jupiters, the unexpected in astrophysics, and the best advice she got in graduate school!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Francis Halzen
How does a non-astronomer, experimentalist, non-engineer build an cosmic neutrino detector at the South Pole? Tune into Prof. Francis Halzen’s #AAS240 Bruno Rossi Prize talk to catch a glimpse.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Dennis Bodewits
Think comets are simply just ice and rock? You’ll be surprised at the range of interactions in their atmospheres. Find out more at Prof. Dennis Bodewits’ #AAS240 plenary talk!