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Book Review: Space Hazards: Asteroids, Solar Flares and Cosmic Threats
French’s new book seperates real cosmic dangers from exaggerated ones, offering a grounded guide to the threats above our planet.
The snack that fights back
Today’s bite explores how munching on tiny black holes can lead stars to an early demise.
Satellite constellations will harm Rubin LSST science. What can we do?
Astronomers (and one SpaceX engineer) met at a three-day workshop to figure out how to prevent satellites from obstructing LSST science.
Black Holes Reveal their Seeds
Astronomers have spent decades searching for seeds of the earliest black holes. Did JWST just glimpse the very first ones?
Not-So Standard Candles: How a Bias in Distance Calculations Impacts Our Understanding of Dark Energy
Today’s paper explores how a potential bias in the way we calculate the distance to galaxies impacts our understanding of dark energy.
Astronomers Hate Them! This Star Formation Ingredient Makes Clusters Look 300 Million Years Older
Like a bouncer at a nightclub, JWST is trying to figure out if some star clusters are really as old as they say they are …
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Raising eSTEAM: An Interview with Samantha Gilbert-Janizek
For today’s bite we interview Samantha Gilbert-Janizek about a new prison outreach program she founded called Raising eSTEAM!
A journey through space and time with #BlackInAstro
In anticipation of the fifth #BlackSpaceWeek coming up next week, we took a look back at the @BlackInAstro journey thus far!
Book Review: All Through the Night – Why Our Lives Depend on Dark Skies
A bilingual book review on ‘All Through the Night’ by Dani Robertson. Adolygiad llyfr ‘All Through the Night’ gan Dani Robertson.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Tabbetha A. Dobbins
What actions do physics & astronomy departments need to take to help African American students thrive and feel like they belong? Find out at Dr. Dobbins’ #AAS238 plenary talk on Monday, 7th June!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Karin Öberg
What do chemistry labs, aliens, and molecular building blocks have in common? Learn all about it at Dr. Karin Öberg’s LAD Plenary lecture at #AAS238!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Enrique López Rodríguez
Magnetic fields are everywhere and being modified by the galactic evolution around them. Learn the where’s, why’s, and how’s at Dr. Enrique López Rodríguez’s Fred Kavli Plenary lecture at #AAS238!