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To Be the Eclipsed: Astronomy Outreach in the Prison System
For many, Monday’s eclipse presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Sun and Moon align. For others, the situation is far from simple.
How to Have the Best Time with Atomic Clocks and Millisecond Pulsars
What time is it? For many applications, ranging from GPS navigation to interferometry-based astronomy, answering this question with extreme precision is crucial. To do so, one needs a highly stable clock. Currently, the most stable clocks are atomic clocks, but they are not perfect. Today’s paper presents a method to improve the stability of the time signal from atomic clocks by combining it with the time signal from millisecond pulsars.
Astrobites at April APS 2024: Day 1
We report on Day 1 of the 2024 April APS Meeting!
It’s Not Just Academic: Challenges faced by international students during the Covid-19 pandemic
International students were impacted in many ways during the pandemic. This paper attempts to study how they coped and what structural barriers they faced.
Timing Black Holes’ Race to Merge Using Waves on the Stochastic Sea
There’s a space race that can last hundreds of millions of years: the race for two black holes to merge. Find out how we can use the gravitational wave background as our stopwatchin today’s bite!
The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2024
There is a tradition in Astronomy to post silly science papers to the arXiv on Aprils Fools day. We’ve collected them all for 2024 and provided some “peer review”
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
United Nations prioritizes discussion of Dark and Quiet Skies
The United Nations adds Dark and Quiet Skies to its agenda and considers the future of astronomy on the Moon.
UR: Modeling Asteroids and Using Microwave Telescope Data to Constrain Thermophysical Properties
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Mariah Jones and her collaborators used data from the South Pole Telescope to constrain the thermal properties of an asteroid!
Book Review: The Sun: Beginner’s Guide to Our Local Star
We’re back with another book review: a guide to the sun by Dr. Ryan French!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
The Rainbow Village at AAS: Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar and AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy
Today’s article highlights Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar, co-chair of the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) and co-organizer of the Rainbow Village at AAS!
The Rainbow Village at AAS: Junellie Gonzalez Quiles and the League of Underrepresented Minoritized Astronomers
Astrobites interviews Junellie Gonzalez Quiles, the Coordinator for the League of Underrepresented Minoritized Astronomers!
The Rainbow Village at AAS: Ashley Walker and Black in Astro
Today’s bite is an interview with Ashley Walker, Black in Astro president and co-organizer of the Rainbow Villaige at #AAS243!