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Using Galaxy Halos to Study Baryonic Feedback in FLAMINGO
Today’s authors use FLAMINGO simulations to probe the tension between different observational methods of estimating cosmological parameters.
Does Feedback Support Massive Black Hole Growth in Dwarf Galaxies?
How does one prevent a black hole from growing in a tiny galaxy? Today’s authors investigate two potential mechanisms!
Asteroid Deflections are like a Box of Chocolates
In 2022, NASA’s DART spacecraft crashed itself into an asteroid in a binary system. Today’s paper investigates the unexpected evolution of the binary’s orbit after the collision.
Super-Earth, Super-Tectonics?
Turns out there’s more than one way to “plate” a planet!
Chapter 3 Summary: Climate Modelling by Anna Yabre, Climate Change for Astronomers
Today’s Astrobite summarizes Chapter 3, Climate Modelling, from the e-book ‘Climate Change for Astronomers’, to discuss how climate models work, their limitations, and the status of projections from climate models.
The Atmosphere’s Health is Astronomy’s Future
Learn how rocket launches and the demand for satellites threaten astronomy and the ozone layer.
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Caroline Morley
Today we interview exoplanet atmosphere researcher extraordinaire Caroline Morley (@AstroCaroline) for her prize plenary talk at #AAS237!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Sheperd Doeleman
Hear more from the Event Horizon Telescope, and the team that brought us everyone’s favorite picture of a black hole, at Dr. Sheperd Doeleman’s Rossi Prize talk at #AAS237
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Adrian Price-Whelan
Thanks to the Gaia satellite and other incredible data sources, we are in for a set of unprecedented discoveries about our galaxy over the next few years. Learn more about them at Dr. Adrian Price-Whelan’s talk at #AAS237!