Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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In the Darkness Bind Them
The clue to dark matter might not be its particles, but in the force that binds it.
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Place Your Bets
Alien contact could have terrible consequences for humanity, but the odds are in our favor.
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Polar Excess
A new survey of galaxies suggests polar ring galaxies may be more common than we thought.
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A Dance of Shadow and Light
It may take an advanced type of optics known as photonics to truly study habitable exoplanets.
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A Tilt Toward the Dark
Our galaxy is a bit warped, and the reason might be its dark matter halo.
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The Invisible Klaxon
A new neutrino observatory may be able to dectect supernovae before we see them explode.
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Light the Sky
A gamma ray burst was so powerful spacecraft throughout the solar system observed it.
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Mountains of the Moons and Stars
The mountains on neutron stars can emit gravitational waves, and effect the star’s rotation.