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The “Picture an Astronomer” Symposium
Today we highlight the “Picture an Astronomer” Symposium, with lectures and events happening in February and March!
So the Darkness Shall be Light: Roman’s View of Primordial Black Holes
There are numerous candidates for dark matter, including primordial black holes. Today’s paper addresses whether an upcoming NASA space telescope could detect these exotic black holes from the early universe.
What if we put more Helium in Stars? It’s not just a question for birthday parties.
Today’s bite considers how helium can help boost brightness in the UV region of a galaxy’s spectrum.
Dark Matter Annihilation is for WIMPs
Today’s paper searches for signatures of annihilating dark matter in the Milky Way’s satellite dwarf galaxies.
Fueling or Starving? The Role of Gas Flows in Early Galaxy Evolution
Today’s bite explores whether early galaxies are fueling up or blowing off steam—are they gaining gas or losing it to stellar feedback?
No horsing around: Centaurus A could be a nearby cosmic ray factory
Today’s authors try to answer a century-old mystery: where are all the cosmic rays coming from??
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
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Navigating careers in astronomy
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Interested in Exoplanets? Astrobiology? Apply now for ERES & AbGradCon2015
Calling undergrads, graduate students and early career scientists interested in exoplanet studies and/or astrobiology to apply for the Emerging Researchers in Exoplanet Science Symposium and/or the Astrobiology Graduate Conference.
Taking a Gap Year – Part 1
In the first of a series of posts, several of our Astrobiters talk about their experiences taking a year off to do research before starting graduate school.
Applying to grad school in the US: a timeline
I find that thinking about major undertakings and not knowing where to start can be extremely stressful. How am I supposed to know to be on top of something if I don’t even know I’m supposed to do it? In my experience, and maybe in yours as well, applying to grad school can be like that. This timeline is supposed to be a general outline for applying to astronomy graduate schools in the US generally from the perspective of a US-based student.