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Detection of a Fast Radio Burst at Cosmic Noon
Today’s paper reports the detection of a Fast Radio Burst just 3 billion years after the Big Bang!
A Ground-Up Approach to Revealing Galaxy Redshifts and their Classification
Today’s undergraduate research post by Austin Strickler discusses his work to calculate spectroscopic redshifts in galaxies.
Hula Hooping with the Stars
JWST liked it so much it put two rings on it: a pair of dying stars dance at the heart of this spectacular nebula that is enriching the Galaxy.
Call us an Uber! My radio telescope had a bit too much plasma and now his vision’s all blurry!
Everyone has seen a star twinkle in the night sky, but did you know stars and galaxies will also twinkle if you look at them through a radio telescope? Read here to learn how our pesky Sun makes a radio astronomer’s job more challenging (and what we can do about it!).
Guest: What are Partial Tidal Disruption Events, and How Do We Find Them?
What happens when a star survives a close encounter with a massive black hole? Read more about these partial tidal disruption events in today’s bite!
Eating Up the Competition: Super-Competitive Accretion in Early Star Clusters
Some of the first clusters of stars may have had massive cannibal stars! Learn more in today’s bite.
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You should get Twitter…for science!
If you’ve been to a conference, you’ve probably seen a Twitter handle on someone’s poster. Come find out why that is, and learn about other ways we can use Twitter in astro!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Daniel Kasen
Neutron star mergers are incredible events! Come hear Professor Daniel Kasen talk all about them on Monday, January 6th at 4:40 PM at #AAS235!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Robert Kennicutt
Professor Robert Kennicutt has been at the forefront of research on the star formation rate of galaxies for decade. Come here about his thoughts on the next decade of astronomy research at his talk on Tuesday, January 7th at 3:40 PM at #AAS235!