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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.
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Navigating careers in astronomy
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The “Pale Blue Dot” Blues
This Beyond Astrobites post discusses reconciling a career in astrophysics with eco-anxiety. When surrounded by our Earthly problems, specifically climate change, how can we find fulfillment in our career as astrophysicists?
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Emily Levesque
Dr. Emily Levesque loves to study massive stars. At her Newton Lacy Pierce Prize talk & at her ‘meeting in a meeting’ at #AAS238, she’ll be telling you all about Betelgeuse & TZOs. Read on to find out more!
#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Tana Joseph
Continuing our series on #BlackInAstro experiences, we interviewed South African astronomer and science communicator Dr. Tana Joseph!