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Strength in Numbers: How Cloud Communities Weather Galactic Storms
Classic theory says only big clouds should survive galactic winds, but these new simulations show that’s not the whole story. Whether a cloud lives or dies depends not only on its size, but also on the environment it’s sitting in.
Bringing the Sun to Us
Today’s authors created a Sun-like plasma in a lab to study the Sun’s interior from Earth.
Spinning into the merging binary black hole family tree
Do black holes have a family tree? Read more in today’s bite!
Dust in the Wind: A New Tool for Understanding Galactic Outflows
The galaxy M82 is host to an extended multiphase wind driven by star formation. Today’s paper attempts to use JWST observations of dust in the wind to understand the structure of its cooler gas.
A New Kind of Radio Lighthouse
We’ve known about pulsars for more than fifty years, but what about other kinds of repeating radio sources? Learn how this white dwarf binary might be the first peek into a new class of radio lighthouses!
Burning up for your LEOve: Satellites and Atmospheric Pollution
Today’s paper reveals how atmospheric re-entry is not an end-all, be-all solution for cleaning up satellites from low earth orbit.
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
APS Conferences for Women and Gender Minorities in Physics
Today we give highlights from the recent APS Conference for Graduate Women and Gender Minorities and provide information for applying to the APS Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics!
Powering a Supernova
What are all the ways to power a supernova? Learn here today!
Interview Series: Jorge Moreno
For today’s bite, we sat down for a conversation with Professor Jorge Moreno, the fourth Mexican astronomer to earn tenure at an American university!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Understanding the Rent Burden in Astronomy
Is your rent astronomical??
So You Want to be a Professor of Astronomy?
Will I ever be an astronomy professor?
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Bryné Hadnott
To round out #BlackInAstroWeek2021, we interview planetary scientist, STEM educator, and #BlackInAstro co-organiser Bryné Hadnott!