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.
Meet the Keynote Speakers: Chris Impey
Black holes, space travel and Hawaii. Meet Chris Impey before his out of this world keynote at #AAS230
Blown away by Black Holes: Losing Planetary Atmospheres to Quasar Radiation
When it comes to habitability for Earth-like life, we’ve got more than just liquid water to worry about. Today’s astrobite looks at how planets could lose portions of their atmospheres to quasar radiation.