SETI on the Side: Seeking Dyson Spheres with Gaia
Could Gaia’s immense catalog of stellar positions help us find extraterrestrial intelligence?
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Keivan Stassun
Astronomy and exoplanet science are entering into an era of unprecedented precision. Check out Dr. Keivan Stassun’s plenary talk at #AAS232 to learn more!
A Stellar Review: Re-Analyzing the Kepler Stellar Radii with Gaia
Using new Gaia data, the authors update the stellar radii for the majority of Kepler’s stars. While they find that most stars have similar radii to previous reported values, there are some large discrepancies.
No dust ring required around Proxima Centauri
What is responsible for the excess radio emission from our nearest star, Proxima Centauri? No alien radio stations required!
Not Quite a Star, Not Quite a Planet: A Planetary-Mass Object in AB Dor
In or out? Today’s paper explores whether or not an unusual object belongs to the AB Doradus moving group—and what it means if it does.
Accidentally Finding a Solar Twin
After accidentally observing the wrong star this paper’s authors discovered a previously-unknown solar twin, a type of star which can help shed light on a number of questions in astronomy.