Web life: Astrobites
A blog where astronomy PhD students write bite-sized summaries of recent astronomy papers for undergraduates
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European superscope reveals its three ‘first-light’ instruments
Agreements signed for E-ELT's phase 1 instruments with the UK, France, Germany and other European states
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Dark matter may power supernovae
Claim could be put to the test by new detectors
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Pulsars speed up by tapping into superfluid core
New study explains glitches in cosmic timekeepers
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Solar wind casts a reddish hue over rocky objects
Ion-accelerator experiment could explain why many asteroids are dark red
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Galactic shape-shifting signals a decrease in star formation across cosmic history
Study suggests that most stars are born in spiral galaxies but end up in elliptical ones
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New sunspot analysis shows rising global temperatures not linked to solar activity
Complete 400-year sunspot history recalibrated for the first time
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Brown dwarf’s powerful auroras shine bright
Radio and optical emissions suggest that the sub-stellar objects behave more like planets than stars
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Why are gamma-ray bursts so extremely interesting?
Carole Mundell explains why astronomers think gamma-ray bursts are quite possibly the most extreme objects in the universe
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Bountiful buckyballs resolve interstellar mystery
C60 molecules might abound in the universe
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