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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.
Studying Galaxy Cluster Magnetic Fields with the Gradient Technique
In today’s paper, the authors use their Gradient Technique to estimate the plane of sky magnetic fields in several bright clusters.
A Tale of Two Quenching Pathways
Do galaxies shut off star formation from the inside-out or the outside-in? And what does that tell us about their history?
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#BlackInAstro: Dr. Greg Mosby
To kick off #BlackInPhysics week we interviewed the amazing #BlackInAstro Dr. Greg Mosby, a scientist at @NASA Goddard! Read about his experiences and career path and more in today’s bite.
#BlackInAstro: Black Women in Astronomy and Physics
Today’s post for #BlackInAstro week looks at the underrepresentation of Black women in astronomy and physics, and summarizes two papers on their lived experiences in the field.
Meet Ashlee Wilkins
Ashlee Wilkins, a Professional Staff Member in the U.S. House Science, Space and Technology Committee, chats about her work in science policy and tells us why “it’s worth getting involved.”