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An EPIC view of the Earth as an exoplanet
In the search for habitable exoplanets, the authors of today’s paper turn their gaze to our own planet, and what we can learn from NASA’s DSCOVR:EPIC observations of Earth.
A week in the life of an astronomy postgrad researcher – more average than you might think?
To provide insight into a typical week in my life as a grad student, I kept a record of my daily activities. How does it compare to your own?
A new kind of animal in the exoplanet zoo
Cool, hazy exoplanets might look a lot like Saturn’s moon Titan. Today’s post explores the possible atmospheres of exo-Titans around a variety of host stars.
Building an Inclusive Astronomy Community
This bite lays out the Nashville Recommendations, from the Inclusive Astronomy meeting in 2015.
The Farthest Star Ever Seen
So far, Gravitational Lensing has allowed us to observe distant faint galaxies or supernovae. Its time to observe individual stars now.