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Black Hole, Why Don’t You Come Over? White Dwarf Supernova!
The origin of dim supernovae known as Ca-rich transients is still not well-understood. Could it be that these rare events are set off by an encounter between a white dwarf and a primordial black hole?
Drink Your OJ 287
In today’s bite we drink a big glass of OJ 287 and discuss competing theories about its central supermassive black holes.
Noclip on! Simulated primordial black holes could dance through Sun-like stars
What might the orbit of a primordial black hole going in and out of a Sun-like star look like?
The search for the first stars to light up the Universe
One of JWST’s aims is to find the very first stars in the Universe – but is it up to the task?
And I’m Free, Free-Floatin’… or am I?
TESS was designed to find transiting planets. Today’s authors use TESS to search for free-floating planets via gravitational lensing and find a candidate event.
Astromania: The Astronomy Card Game
Introducing the new game ‘made by astronomers, for everyone’!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Astromania: The Astronomy Card Game
Introducing the new game ‘made by astronomers, for everyone’!
A Sleepy Grad’s Guide to Healthier Observing
Observing is unavoidable for many astronomers. Here is some information and tips to make your observing run a bit easier.
Demystifying the Faculty Hiring Process
So how exactly does one get a faculty job? We discuss the actual process of the the faculty job hunt and all that it entails.
Navigating careers in astronomy
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Demystifying the Faculty Hiring Process
So how exactly does one get a faculty job? We discuss the actual process of the the faculty job hunt and all that it entails.
The Rainbow Village at AAS: An Astrobites Recap
The Rainbow Village at AAS provided a gathering place for people of color in astronomy at the recent AAS meeting in New Orleans. Today’s post looks back at how things went, and where the concept will go in the future!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Karen Meech
Today we interview planetary astronomer Dr. Karen Meech from the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawaiʻi, for her Dannie Heineman Prize Lecture at #AAS243!