Astrobites at AAS 241: Day 1
Astrobites coverage of Day 1 of AAS 241!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Jessie Christiansen
Now we can do science with 5000+ exoplanets, and Dr. Jessie Christiansen is going to tell us how! Read the interview with the #AAS241 keynote speaker now!
Honey, I shrunk the orbit!
Today’s post describes the discovery of Kepler’s first planet candidate spiraling into its star!
A Sizzlin’ Super-Earth Cooking in the Radius Valley
Hot off the press! Read all about a newly discovered ultra-short period, massive Super-Earth that lives in middle of the radius valley.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. William Donahue
How does astronomy get passed down from generation to generation? Learn about Kepler and the history of astronomy from Dr. William Donahue’s #AAS240 LeRoy E. Doggett Award plenary talk!
Tell me the velocity of a star without telling me its velocity
Stars like hiding their ages! In today’s paper, the authors inferred velocities of thousands of stars, which will help to determine their ages!