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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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How do we decide whether to do safe research that is sure to make a small contribution to science or to pursue risky projects that could make a big difference?
Astronomy software developer Bill Joye on ds9 7.0
We discuss software development in astronomy with Bill Joye and tour the newest version of his ubiquitous program, ds9.
A credit rating agency for physics?
Abraham Loeb proposes the creation of “credit rating agencies” to evaluate the riskiness to young researches of emerging theories in physics.