Settling the Proxima Centauri Question
Are Proxima Centauri and Alpha Centauri part of the same system?
Insights into Planet Formation via Harry Potter Analogies
The authors of today’s astrobite try and assess how much knowledge you can actually gain about the first four Harry Potter books by only watching the fourth movie. In other words, what can you learn about planet formation by looking at observations of exoplanets?
KELT-16b: a new benchmark for future exoplanet atmosphere studies
On KELT-16b you would melt. I would melt too. A look at an exciting and newly discovered Hot Jupiter, and why KELT-16b is a valuable addition to the group of boiling gas giant planets, and a fantastic target for future atmospheric studies.
Ten Whales’ Worth of White Dwarf Accretion
Measuring exoplanet composition by studying a white dwarf’s atmosphere
The Trouble with H0 (or not?)
Theres trouble brewing in the field of cosmology, as astrophysicists attempt to understand the latest measurements of the Hubble constant.
Highlighting AAS Chambliss Contestants
The latest science from a few early-career researchers.