Astrobites at AAS 240: Day 1
Astrobites coverage of Day 1 of AAS 240!
Pride Month: An Interview with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen
Happy Pride Month! Today we talk with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, a cutting-edge astronomer pushing the boundaries of both science *and* gender.
Earth’s Seven Cousins
Is there a planetary system out there like our own that could have a planet that harbors life? Check out today’s guest post written by Madison Lee to learn about this interesting system!
Ecology to Astrobiology: Modeling the Habitability of Other Worlds
The field of ecology already has standardized models for determining a region’s habitability. How can astrobiologists use these models to determine habitability beyond Earth?
Where does a Dragonfly land?
Today’s bite explores the landing site selection process for Dragonfly, an upcoming rotorcraft mission to Saturn’s moon Titan
Shouldn’t we be orbiting a red dwarf?
You may have heard of the Fermi Paradox, but have you heard of the Red Sky Paradox? Statistics argue that unless common red dwarf star systems are less habitable, it’s pretty unusual that we orbit a sun-like star.