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UR#6: Neutrinos and ICM Magnetic Fields

The undergraduate research series has been revived! This month’s post features research on neutrinos from failed supernovae and compact-object mergers, as well as research on magnetic fields in the intracluster medium.

AAS Summer meeting in Indianapolis: The abstract deadline is approaching!

Astrobites will be at the 222nd AAS meeting in Indianapolis, IN from June 2-6, 2013! Will you? Although the regular abstract deadline has passed, you can still present a poster. The late deadline for the meeting is coming up soon: April 18 at 9:00 pm ET. Also, the regular registration deadline is even sooner: April 11. After [...]

An almost perfect Universe: the Planck 2013 release (II)

In today’s astrobite, we continue our overview of the papers from the Planck 2013 release. This time, we review papers XVII and XXIII, which discuss weak gravitational lensing of the Cosmic Microwave Background, and the isotropy of the Universe at the time this background radiation was emitted.

An almost perfect Universe: the Planck 2013 release

The primordial seeds of the Universe, the Cosmic Microwave Background, have been measured by the Planck satellite with unprecedented precision. In this post, we summarize some of their results on cosmological parameters and primordial non-gaussianity.

Astrobites@Long Beach: Thursday Sessions

A collection of thoughts about AAS events throughout Thursday.

Astrobites@Long Beach: Wednesday Afternoon Sessions

A collection of thoughts about AAS events throughout Wednesday afternoon.

Astrobites@Long Beach: Wednesday Morning Sessions

A collection of thoughts about AAS events throughout Wednesday morning.

Astrobites@Long Beach: Tuesday Afternoon Sessions

A collection of thoughts about AAS events throughout Tuesday afternoon.

Astrobites@Long Beach: Tuesday Morning Sessions

A collection of thoughts about AAS events throughout Tuesday morning.

Astrobites@Long Beach: Monday Afternoon Sessions

A collection of thoughts about AAS events throughout Monday afternoon.

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