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What doesn’t kill them makes them (marine microplankton) stronger
As the Sun bobs its head above and below the Galactic plane, the Earth’s marine microplankton flock in crowds to see the beautiful view.
When Galaxies Get Clumpy: JWST Maps the Birth and Death of Star-Forming Clumps
You think stars form quietly? Think again. In the early universe, galaxies were packed with star-forming clumps. Some disrupted quickly, while others survived. Today’s paper reveals which lived and which died young.
Nathan Sanders is Rewiring Democracy
For today’s bite, we chatted with Nathan Sanders (one of the original founders of Astrobites) about his journey into and beyond astronomy and the process of writing and publishing a book!
Star Formation in Cosmic SMUDGes
What happens when you take a dwarf galaxy and stretch it out to the size of the Milky Way? And how do these strange galaxies shut down star formation? Today’s authors search for ultra-diffuse galaxies which have recently stopped forming stars to find an answer.
What I learned in my science policy course
In today’s bite, I share what I learned about science funding in the United States’ history and future in a science policy course I took last spring.
Zapping PAHs? Yee-haw!
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are small molecules consisting of rings of carbons, ubiquitous in the interstellar medium. However, PAHs do not seem to be present in protoplanetary disks around the youngest stars. Today’s paper tries to understand why that is.
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#BlackInAstro Experiences: Dr. Jarita Holbrook
To continue our celebration of Black History Month, we are publishing an interview with Dr. Jarita Holbrook @astroholbrook: noted cultural astronomer, anthropologist of science, filmmaker, and more! #BlackInAstro
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Sherry Suyu
How can we use gravitational lenses to resolve the Hubble Constant debate of the 2010s? Come find out at Prof. Sherry Suyu’s #AAS237 talk!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan
Can we break the standard model of cosmology? Come find out at Dr. Priya Natarajan’s #AAS237 talk!