Meet the AAS 234 Keynote Speakers: Alice Shapley
Astrobites interviews AAS 234 keynote speaker Alice Shapley to learn more about her research and career.
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Meet the AAS 234 Keynote Speakers: Yacine Ali-Haïmoud and Anthony Yeates
Astrobites interviews AAS 234 keynote speakers Yacine Ali-Haïmoud and Anthony Yeates to learn more about their research and careers.
Meet the AAS 234 Keynote Speakers: James Head III and Xander Tielens
Astrobites interviews AAS 234 keynote speakers James Head III and Xander Tielens to learn more about their research and careers.
Meet the AAS 234 Keynote Speakers: Joshua Winn and Elisabeth Mills
Astrobites interviews AAS 234 keynote speakers Joshua Winn and Elisabeth Mills to learn more about their research and careers.
The Current State of Astronomy Research, Summarized in 573 Papers
What are the big topics in astronomy research that we’ll be working to address in the next 10 years? Astronomers are sharing their thoughts in a once-a-decade occasion.
TESS Spies, with Its Little Eye, Something Multi-Planetary
Astrobites reports on TESS’s discovery of three super-Earth planets orbiting a star so nearby and bright that it can be seen with the naked eye.
Featured Image: Nebular Candles
This collection of ten spectacular Hubble images reveals candle-flame-shaped pre-planetary nebulae formed around dying stars.
Building a Pair of Blue Stragglers
A new study looks at one way unusually bright and blue stars might form in clusters … with a little help from a friend.
Do Active Galactic Nuclei Help or Hurt Life?
A new study suggests radiation from the centers of active galaxies could play an important role in the formation and survival of life on some planets.
Feeling Gassy?
Why don’t sub-Saturns accrete enough gas to become full-blown Saturns or Jupiters? Astrobites reports.
Plasma Processes in Mars’s Shadow
NASA’s MAVEN mission has given us an in-depth look at the atmosphere of our neighboring planet. What’s happening to the atmospheric plasma during Martian nighttime?
Seeking the Circumgalactic Medium with Dragonfly
Astrobites reports on whether an instrument designed to image low surface brightness objects can help shed light on ghostly structures of the circumgalactic and intergalactic media.