Detecting Gravitational Waves with the Moon
How can the Moon be used to detect gravitational waves? Find out in today’s featured paper!
A Potential New Character in the Saga of HD 163296
An extra protoplanet might be lurking in the dust around a nearby star
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!
The air is thin!
Today’s paper describes JWST observations of the atmosphere of an Earth-like exoplanet.
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!