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A tale of two toy models: towards understanding the geometry of cosmic rays in the Milky Way
Today’s astrobite looks at how we can use observations of gamma-rays and neutrinos to test our models of cosmic rays.
Astrobites at AAS 247: Day 3
Read on for our 3rd installment of AAS 247 coverage!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Xavier Siemens
Today we interview Prof Xavier Siemens, Professor at Oregon State University. He and his colleague, Maura McLaughlin, will accept the Bruno Rossi Prize on behalf of the NANOGrav Collaboration at #AAS247.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Maura McLaughlin
Today we interview Dr. Maura McLaughlin, who is a professor at West Virginia
University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Astrobites at AAS 247: Day 2
Astrobites is at AAS 247! Read on for coverage of Day 2.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Maya Fishbach
Today we interview Dr. Maya Fishbach, assistant professor at the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics (CITA), University of Toronto, winner of the 2025 Annie Jump Cannon Award and a plenary speaker at #AAS247
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
[Beyond] the research notebook: reproducibility and transparency in science
Reproducibility and transparency in the research is becoming increasingly important in the age of AI. Learn how to go beyond your notebook to make your research more accessible!
Book Review: Research is Ceremony
Research Is Ceremony helps us consider how we can approach our research from a new perspective.
Giving thanks to Carl Sagan for 90 years of science inspiration
Read about Carl Sagan and his legacy during your turkey break!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Earth Week x Astrobites 2022: “Astro/Physicists in Climate Work: Transferring Astro-skills to Climate Advocacy” Recap
A recap on our final event of Earth Week x Astrobites 2022: A panel on “Astro/Physicists in Climate Work: Transferring Astro-skills to Climate Advocacy”
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Ronald Gamble
As part of our #BlackInAstro series for Black History Month, we interview Dr. Ronald Gamble, a theoretical astrophysicist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center!
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Gibor Basri
As part of our #BlackInAstro series for Black History Month, we interview Dr. Gibor Basri, a pioneer in stellar astronomy (one of the discoverers of brown dwarfs) and the founding Vice Chancellor for Equity and Inclusion at UC Berkeley!