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This Pulsar Has Mood Swings
Guest author Giovanni Cozzolongo tells us about peculiar pulsar magnetic fields!
Are ocean worlds teeming with life?
Hycean worlds — giant, ocean-covered planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres – could be key to discovering alien life. Join us today as we dive into the fascinating possibilities for biological evolution on these distant worlds.
An Exercise in Satellite Mission Design: Getting Specific About Science Objectives
In today’s bite we are revisiting the mission design concept MAUVE to learn about crafting strong and specific science objectives!
Speedy stars reveal a satellite’s supermassive secret
By rewinding the orbits of hypervelocity stars, today’s authors discover something unusual about the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxy.
Are quasars growing in secret?
Supermassive black holes in the early universe seem to have grown too quickly in a limited amount of time. But might they have been hiding phases of growth from astronomers?
Do X-Rays Help or Hurt Massive Black Hole Formation?
How were the first massive black holes impacted by environmental factors like X-rays? Today’s authors explore this and more!
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Lawrence Rudnick
Outreach extraordinaire, Lawrence Rudnick, employs both radio and x-rays to investigate the dynamics of the intercluster medium. Be sure to read this interview before his plenary talk at #AAS231 on Wednesday!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Sara Schechner
Science is never done in a vacuum and nobody knows that better than AAS 231 plenary speaker Sara Schechner, who looks at astronomy in the context of history and society.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Adam Riess
To unlock the secrets of the (local) universe, Adam Riess observes the brightness of supernovae and Cepheid variables to measure the distance to galaxies far, far away. Read more about his research before his plenary talk at #AAS231 on Tuesday.