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Interview with Amber Young

2021-07-22

by Pilar Vergeli Amber Young is a graduate student at Northern Arizona University. As a rising 3rd year graduate student […]

Newsletter: Interview, Science Communications, Science Nuggets

Small Citizen Science for Exoplanet Follow-up

2021-05-10

Citizen science means using a large number of trained volunteers to acquire vast amounts of data in a short time. How could this work with exoplanet research?

Science Nuggets Citizen Science, Exoplanets, Observations, Telescopes, Transits, Unistellar

Snapshots of Forming Planetary Systems

2021-05-102021-05-10

Observations of dozens of stars revealed a similar pattern: most star systems show rings and gaps, which are interpreted as signs for planet formation

Science Nuggets Planet Formation, Protoplanetary Disks, Telescopes

How Jupiter Affected Venus

2021-05-102021-05-10

Could Venus’ present climate have been the result of Jupiter’s dramatic migration early in the solar system’s history?

Science Nuggets Astrobiology, climate, Eccentricity, Habitability, Jupiter, Planet Formation, Venus

Spectropolarimetry of Primitive Phototrophs as Biosignatures

2021-05-102021-05-10

It is very difficult to confidently identify chemical substances in an exoplanet’s atmosphere. Perhaps it is more efficient and accurate to look at the characteristics of the light itself.

Science Nuggets Astrobiology, Chirality, Life Detection, Phototrophs, Spectroscopy

Detecting Hidden Planets

2021-05-102021-05-10

This is the science nugget on the paper that describes gaps in protoplanetary disks as evidence for planet formation

Science Nuggets Infrared Observations, Planet Formation, Science Nuggets, Telescopes

Mineral Making Mystery

2021-05-102021-05-10

The same minerals should be made under the same conditions every time. Why wasn’t that the case here?

Science Nuggets Experiments, High Pressure, Laboratory, Mineralogy, Science Communications, Science Nuggets

Discovery of a Young Companion on the Planet/Stellar Boundary

2021-05-102021-05-10
Science Nuggets Observations, Planetary Formation, Science Communications, Science Nuggets, Telescopes

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