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Huntsman Spiders and the Race to Discover the Origins of “Boring” Millisecond Pulsars
Attention arachno-astronomers: a third class of “spider” pulsars could illuminate the mysterious evolution of the most boring (and ubiquitous) millisecond pulsar binaries.
Pebbly Planets
According to one theory of planet formation, the secret to forming massive planets is through itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny pebbles of dust. In today’s astrobite, we explore what sort of planets these little pebbles could form.
Our M-dwarf Models Just Aren’t Good Enough
We need to know the radii of M-dwarfs to study their exoplanets, and the models aren’t much help.
What If I Am Not Accepted Into a PhD Program (U.S.)?
Today we explore how to handle grad school rejection, with different career paths and anecdotes from similar experiences.
Zoos, Swamplands and Cosmology
Is string theory compatible with observational data? Today’s paper looks at how avoiding the swampland of unsuccessful string theories can mean violating reliable constraints on cosmological quantities.
Sorting Stars with a Light Touch
How can Gaia and 2MASS magnitudes help in sorting AGB stars?
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