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Fundamental Oscillations: Understanding Variability in Long Period Variables
Today’s authors use asteroseismology to glance inside stars with long-period variability.
Heavy Metal Horizons: An Ultra-Hot Jupiter That Rains Liquid Iron
An international team of astronomers discover an ultra-hot Jupiter where liquid iron literally rains from the skies.
Is there still a gender gap in research?
Today’s beyond post looks at a study into advances in closing the gender gap in academia.
Emerging from the shadows: A method for detecting complex life on exoplanets
Lifeforms like trees cast unique shadows on the Earth’s surface. Understanding this effect may enable remote detection of life on exoplanets.
How It’s Made, Fast Radio Burst Edition
Fast radio bursts are one of the most interesting phenomena in the universe, but we still don’t know what causes them. Does FRB 181112 hold the key?
A Galactic Sirocco
High-resolution simulations yield insights into the dust content of galactic winds
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
You should get Twitter…for science!
If you’ve been to a conference, you’ve probably seen a Twitter handle on someone’s poster. Come find out why that is, and learn about other ways we can use Twitter in astro!
Astrobites at AAS 235: Day 4
We report on Day 4 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI.
Astrobites at AAS 235: Day 3
We report on Day 3 of the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI. Highlights include
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jennifer van Saders
Long-term space missions have left us with a wealth of stellar data. Come to Dr. Jennifer van Saders’s talk at #AAS235 to learn more about how these data, along with stellar models, can reveal a star’s evolutionary past and future.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Ted Bergin
Professor Ted Bergin is looking for the elements that make habitable worlds. Come learn about how to make an Earth-like planet in his talk at #AAS235!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Brian Metzger
We’ve seen supernovae, but what’s a kilonova? Professor Brian Metzger will tell us all about these high energy events in his talk at #AAS235.