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90 years in the making: The Event Horizon Telescope’s observations of Sgr A*, part 1
Yesterday, the Event Horizon Telescope released the first image of the black hole at the center of our galaxy. But how did we get to this point?
Women in Astronomy: Advice for Students
Some great advice for undergrads from astronomy professors!
A Missing Link Between High-Redshift Galaxies and Quasars
Where do quasars come from? Today’s authors report a new observation that helps shed light on this mystery!
The Case of the Missing Black Hole
A rare triple system consisting of two stars and a black hole was thought to be in our cosmic backyard. Can new observations from the ESO make the black hole vanish into thin air?
Were you more productive during COVID?
If you answer no, then you might be surprised! This article investigates how astronomers wrote more papers during COVID.
Flipping the table: inferring planet formation from atmospheric composition
Planet formation is dynamic, and different planet formation models can produce dramatically different planetary atmospheres. Today’s bite discusses a new framework developed to tackle this problem, and shines some light on the formation of the exoplanet HR 8799e.
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
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.
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.
Extended Reality in Astronomy Education/Outreach
Today’s guest post by Lindsey Gordon explores the use of extended reality in astronomy education and outreach.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Introducing a New Series – Astrobiter: X
We’re introducing a new series, “Astrobiter: X.” In each post, an Astrobites author will share a story about their experience as a graduate student or their path into astronomy.
MIT PhysGAAP: Here to help with your physics graduate school application
MIT’s PhysGAAP Program pairs PhD applicants with grad student mentors, and provides resources for navigating the grad school application process. Apply by Nov. 6th!
Interested In Science Writing? The AAAS Mass Media Fellowship May Be For You…
As a 2021 AAAS Mass Media Fellow, I learned what it meant to be a science journalist. Here are some tips that might help you do the same!