Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Andrew Vanderburg
Today we interview Dr. Andrew Vanderburg, who is a professor at Harvard University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
A Spider’s Strange Catch: The Carbon Atmosphere of a Black Widow Companion
Just when you think exoplanet demographics can’t get any weirder, this thing shows up. A hot Jupiter with a thing for carbon that may have been a star but now lives with a dead one. Confused? Read today’s bite.
Teegarden’s Star b: (Almost) Too Hot to Handle?
Teegarden’s Star b is a promising Earth-like planet, but future observations could change our view on its ability to support life.
Super-Earth, Super-Tectonics?
Turns out there’s more than one way to “plate” a planet!
A Commentary on Academic Astronomy: From the perspective of The Little Prince
In today’s bite, the author dives into this beloved classic to search for lessons it has for everyone in academic astronomy
Shot by the DART and we’re to blame! Now that space-rock won’t be the same.
Pieces flying left and right and a rock spinning around in its orbit – Take a look at the consequences of shooting an asteroid with a spacecraft in today’s paper!