Guide to Transient Astronomy
Transients are some of the most variable and most explosive objects in our universe. We’ve got a great overview about all different types of transients in this guide!
When a star blinked!
Today’s paper describes a very weird variable star that blinked!
UR: An Alert-Broker for Real-Time Astronomical Events
In the latest of our #UndergradResearch series, discover how Sarah DeSantis automatically identified which stars of the many observed were behaving strangely and what these objects may be.
The Eyes of GAIA: Peering Into Our Galaxy’s Variable Nature
Identifying Variable Stars in Gaia!
UR #24: Milliseconds Per Century: Evolution of RR Lyraes in M15
This month’s undergraduate research post features two students who explored a long term change in variable star properties, using data spanning over a century.
Studying the Population of Variable Objects in the Dark Energy Survey
Today’s undergraduate research post is seeking to automatically identify variable stars in the upcoming all sky survey, LSST. Read on to find out more!