Movement in the Dust: Detecting Planetary Candidates via Disk Kinematics?
In today’s paper, the authors analyze millimeter and submillimeter ALMA observations of a protoplanetary disk, and find kinematic signs of candidate companions within!
Journey to the center of terrestrial planets
One step closer to finding Earth2.0!
Detecting Gravitational Waves with the Moon
How can the Moon be used to detect gravitational waves? Find out in today’s featured paper!
The Origin of the Origin of the Universe
In 2022, we think of the Big Bang theory as a cornerstone of cosmology, but as recently as a few decades ago, scientists weren’t so sure. Today’s classic astrobite explores one of the final pieces of evidence that helped the Big Bang become the widely accepted idea it now is.
The Dance of Fire and Ice: a White Dwarf and its ultra-cool Brown Dwarf companion
Today’s post discusses the discovery of an unusual system: an ultra-cool brown dwarf orbiting a white dwarf!
A Grad Student Seat at the Faculty Hiring Table
Today’s authors, the Yale Astronomy Student Council, present a framework for involving graduate students into the faculty hiring process!