From Lina: Plenty of committed and planned heists give examples of how to steal diamonds and pearls. But how to steal a whole planet? Easy! You just need to be a star in a star forming region. astrobites.org/2022/09/13/hei…

One year ago, we promised to develop a formal Code of Conduct... and we've finally finished it! Our Code of Conduct and related Ombudspersons document are now fully public, and we welcome constructive comments and suggestions. astrobites.org/2022/09/23/ast…

Do you teach undergraduate astronomy courses? You may be eligible to participate in a research study investigating the efficacy of Astrobites-based lesson plans! Check out this page for more info: astrobites.org/educational-re…

From Sumeet Kulkarni: NASA's SOFIA mission, an infrared telescope aboard a Boeing 747SP that helped discover the universe's oldest molecule and found water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, is preparing to fly for one final time tonight. astrobites.org/2022/09/28/nas…

We're celebrating #HispanoLatinoHeritageMonth! Gloria Fonseca Álvarez is a Nicaraguan postdoctoral research associate at NOIRLab. She misses being surrounded by people with the Nicaraguan accent, and her “favorite dishes like chancho con yuca and gallina rellena!”

Congrats to former Astrobiter, Yvette Cendes, for being selected as one of Astronomy Magazine’s “25 Rising Stars in Astronomy” !!!

Do you teach or TA undergraduate astronomy courses? You may be eligible to participate in a research study investigating the efficacy of Astrobites-based lesson plans! Check out this page for more info: astrobites.org/educational-re…

[disclosure: I have not yet read this!] But: This is a powerful abstract (by Melissa Dancy and Apriel K Hodari) about equity and inclusion in physics! (And it’s a subject on which qualitative research can be extremely valuable.) arxiv.org/abs/2210.03522

Fan Theories xkcd.com/2683

From Lisa Drummond: MIT's PhysGAAP Program pairs PhD applicants with grad student mentors, and provides resources for navigating the grad school application process. Apply by Nov. 11th! astrobites.org/2022/10/11/mit…

From Guest: Remember that you are also a creation of the universe. You are as mighty as the stars, the galaxies, and the planets. Billions of years and a series of miracles went into making you. You are, and have always been, enough. astrobites.org/2022/10/13/lat…

We're hiring! Our application consists of one paper summary and one short essay about why you are interested in joining Astrobites, with an emphasis on what you will gain outside of science communication skills. It closes Nov. 14, 2022! astrobites.org/apply-to-write…

Finding X has won some awards! This trophy arrived in the mail today from @silbersalzhalle. Grateful to the festivals which have included and recognised the video 😌

From dr briley lewis: Curious about what polarimetry is, and how it can help us understand the universe? This guide is for you! astrobites.org/2022/10/23/ast… feat. science cases & results from Gemini Planet Imager Event Horizon 'Scope ALMA Observatory📡 SOFIA Telescope and more

a paper i've worked on for quite a while is finally on arXiv.org today! first one on the page today 🥰 arxiv.org/abs/2301.01291 if you're interested in directly imaged exoplanets, particularly data processing techniques, this one's for you! a little thread on it 🧵🧶 1/7

From Michael Hammer: For the past decade, ESA's Gaia mission has helped reshape astronomy in more ways than you can probably think of. You can hear more about Gaia in Prof. Anthony Brown's plenary talk at #AAS241! astrobites.org/2023/01/12/mee…

I did another interview of the AAS keynote speakers for astrobites! This one takes me back to Leiden! 🇳🇱😃 #AAS241

For the last talk of #AAS241, we have Dr. Anthony Brown from Leiden University with his plenary, “The Gaia mission: Teamwork for a billion stars.” Check out Michael Hammer’s interview with him here: astrobites.org/2023/01/12/mee…

Thanks to our members for attending our first town hall of the year! We started with an ice breaker of "if you were a photon on the electromagnetic spectrum, where would you be?" and Astrobiter, @MarkPopinchalk plotted it here!

First conference in four years! 🥳 #PPVII