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The Nobel Prize in Physics 2020: Andrea Ghez
This week we’re celebrating this year’s astronomical awardees for the Nobel Prize in Physics. First up, Prof. Andrea Ghez and the mysteries of the Galactic Center!
Astrobites Is Hiring- Why YOU Should Apply
Each year, some of our authors move on with their career, and we need new, passionate, talented science communicators to join our team! Read on to find out why you should apply when the application comes out later this week.
Pulsation At Aid: The First Pulsating White Dwarf In An Eclipsing Binary
How does pulsations help us study the core composition of white dwarfs? Find out in today’s guest post by Yuchen Xing.
The Brine of Your Life
Can ephemeral, salty puddles on the surface of Mars sustain life?
What we still don’t know about accretion disks
Today’s dual-language post takes a look at a classic paper of Shakura & Sunyaev written in 1973. Whilst this paper advanced our understanding of accretion disks, we still have an incomplete theoretical picture. That may all change
Stirring Up Hurricanes on Other Worlds
Our smallest and most common stellar siblings might create conditions favorable for powerful exoplanetary hurricanes.
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