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Transgender in Astronomy: Interview with Dr. Megan Pickett
For Pride Month, Astrobites is interviewing one transgender astronomer every week. This week we interviewed Dr. Megan Pickett, an Associate Professor of Physics at Lawerence University!
Cut from a different cloth: Binary black holes in the mass gap
Gravitational-wave observations of black holes with rare masses may reveal their unique origin stories.
Weather forecast for the HWO: Cloudy with a chance of biosignatures
In today’s paper, we take a look at how pesky clouds might actually be a good thing when it comes to detecting biosignatures in exoplanet atmospheres with NASA proposed next generation space telescope, the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
First Observations of γ-rays from the Solar Halo
The Sun doesn’t just shine—it also shapes the high-energy γ-ray sky by interacting with cosmic rays. Using 15 years of Fermi-LAT data, researchers detected the solar γ-ray halo in unprecedented detail and linked it to the same cosmic ray electrons measured near Earth. This study reveals how γ-ray observations can uncover the invisible influence of the Sun’s magnetic field across the heliosphere.
Planetary Hide and Seek
Are there planets inside the gaps of multi-planetary systems hiding from us?
Let’s Ce(rium) What’s Up With Mass Transfer!
Stars in binaries can have very unusual evolutionary paths, which can also affect their chemistry! Today’s paper takes a look at one such peculiarity: Mass transfer, and it’s resultant heavy element enhancement.
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Professor Joshua Winn
Professor Joshua Winn has played a major role in our current understanding of exoplanets, serving as part of both the Kepler and TESS missions. Discover what we know about exoplanets from Kepler and what we may learn from TESS ahead of his plenary talk at #AAS234.
A Communicating Science workshop just for physical sciences grad students: ComSciCon-AIP
Graduate students: apply now for a workshop on science communication just for physical scientists from ComSciCon and AIP!
A Study in Stereotypes: What People Think of Physicists vs. Biologists
What stereotypes do people have about physics compared to other sciences, and how can we change that perception?