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Finding the Missing Bridges Between Galaxy Clusters
In today’s paper, the authors look for the more than 50% of matter in the universe that’s ‘missing’ from our count by searching for bridges between clusters of galaxies.
Using Machine Learning to Make A Really Big Detailed Simulation
In today’s astrobite, we examine an application of machine learning in astronomy that may enable new breakthroughs in simulations of large scale structure.
Anything Can be a Dark Matter Detector
It turns out that just about anything can be a dark matter detector! Tiny tunnels in materials could be indicative of primordial black holes (PBHs) whizzing through the universe.
Red Giants Have it All: Dark Matter Constraints from Stellar Evolution
How can astronomers use existing understandings of stellar evolution to better study dark matter?
Exploring the Zone of Avoidance: hidden structures
Today’s bite will look at how astronomers have recently made observations to search for large-scale structure hidden by the Milky Way’s Zone of Avoidance.
Tracing the chemistry of our galactic ancestors
High-redshift galaxies are the keys to understanding our own galactic history, and today’s authors show us how.
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Applying to Graduate School Part I: Preparing to Apply
It’s that time of year! For those of you thinking about grad school, check out how you might prepare yourself for the application process and narrow down your list of schools.
Q&A with John Johnson: What should you do in graduate school?
We again have the pleasure of having John Johnson write today on astrobites. We were curious to get his opinion on several topics; in this first post, he’ll answer our questions about life in graduate school. We asked what he wished he’d known going into graduate school, how he balanced work and life, and what he did in grad school that he thinks were beneficial later on.
Careers, Like Space Missions, are Tricky: How a Master’s Degree Can Help
At the same time that many in the astronomy community are scrambling to save the James Webb Space Telescope, young astronomers may be just as antsy about their own futures. Some students choose a terminal Master’s degree as a means to better compete in the Ph.D. applicant pool, to qualify for teaching credentials that require a master’s degree, to find positions at research facilities, museums, planetariums, and science publications … or just ‘test the water’ in a graduate school environment.