Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Maria Drout
Today we interview Dr. Maria Drout, assistant professor at the University of Toronto and one of this year’s #AAS245 Keynote speaker!
Vanishing Stars Surface New Island in the Massive Ocean
In a magical act some stars could vanish from the night sky, today’s bite asks: can we can see them again as black holes?
Pre-Supernova Burps And Red Supergiant Reflux
Just before going supernova, some stars tend to have some gas problems, so why not simulate how?
A Gamma-Ray Blast from the Distant Past
GRB 210905A is one of the longest, most distant, most energetic, and most luminous gamma-ray bursts that we’ve ever detected. What can we learn from this outstanding outburst?
ASHES to ASHES, Dust to… Star Formation?
Massive star formation is still a MASSIVE question mark. Today’s paper explores one of the environments where it may take place, looking for signatures of protostars deep within dust clouds.
A Disk And A Jet Walk Into A Star
The startender asks, “How are the three of you working together?!”