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UR: SPECTRA Analysis of Early Universe Galaxies Using JWST Data
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Vidit Bhandari determined the physical conditions and chemical composition of galaxy Q2343-D40 using JWST.
Too close for comfort: When exoplanets just can’t hold on to their atmospheres
“Neither too hot nor too cold” goes the usual saying when searching for habitable exoplanets. But surely possessing an atmosphere to begin with is important, right? Discover today how proximity to low-mass stars may strip Earth-like planets of their atmospheres if they don’t keep their distance!
Here There Be (Star-Filled) Dragons
Today’s paper explores how JWST was able to observe 44 individual stars in a galaxy eight and a half billion light years away!
Engineering Our Universe with String Theory
Guest author Sean McBride guides us through the landscape of string theory…but is it actually a swamp?
A New Look at Our Old Friend, the Crab Nebula
Our most comprehensive view yet at how the stringy nebula behaves, and what that tells us about the fossil star at its centre…
Do Galaxy Halos Convert Light Into Dark Matter?
Today’s paper explores the search for axion-photon oscillations in the CMB.
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Meet the Keynote Speakers: Kyle Walker
Dr. Kyle Walker walks between two worlds: the world of computational astrophysics, and the world of computational atomic and molecular physics.
What Women Want?
In this ‘beyond’ post, we explore factors that affect women’s interest in physical science careers.
Meet the Keynote Speakers: David Koo
Prof. David Koo may not paint with all the colors of the wind, but he does study how galaxies change over time using all the colors of the electromagnetic spectrum.