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The Haunting of Boötes’ Backyard

The Haunting of Boötes’ Backyard

by Katya Gozman | Aug 11, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

In today’s bite, find out what’s haunting the constellation Boötes and how it can revolutionize our understanding of the smallest galaxies!

The bared minimum: Revealing a new phase of stellar activity in HD 166620

The bared minimum: Revealing a new phase of stellar activity in HD 166620

by Graham Doskoch | Jul 13, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Four centuries ago, the Sun entered a long phase of low activity. Newly-presented data suggests that the star HD 166620 is now doing the same thing!

Rapidly Rotating But Not So Variable: A Brown Dwarf As Seen From Earth

Rapidly Rotating But Not So Variable: A Brown Dwarf As Seen From Earth

by Lili Alderson | Jun 29, 2022 | Daily Paper Summaries

Brown Dwarfs can have swirling cloudy atmospheres just like their planetary cousins, but, as observed from the ground, the subject of today’s bite isn’t quite so variable after all.

Pride Month: An Interview with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen

Pride Month: An Interview with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen

by Briley Lewis | Jun 8, 2022 | Current Events, Interviews, Personal Experiences

Happy Pride Month! Today we talk with Dr. Kaitlin Rasmussen, a cutting-edge astronomer pushing the boundaries of both science *and* gender.

UR: Physical Properties of the Host Galaxies of Ca-rich Transients

UR: Physical Properties of the Host Galaxies of Ca-rich Transients

by Guest | May 24, 2022 | Undergraduate Research

In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Yuxin Dong explores the origins of Calcium-rich transients, a peculiar type of supernovae

UR: Using VLT/MUSE IFU Observations To Understand the Local Environment of FRB 20190714

UR: Using VLT/MUSE IFU Observations To Understand the Local Environment of FRB 20190714

by Guest | May 19, 2022 | Undergraduate Research

In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Jada Louison used spectroscopy to analyze the host galaxy of a fast radio burst!

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