Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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Beast Stars
A new paper looks at how gravitational stars would appear as an alternative to black holes.
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The Outer Worlds
New evidence suggests that the dwarf planets Eris and Makemake are geologically active worlds like Pluto.
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To Map the Distant Heavens
The Euclid spacecraft’s 6-year mission will map more than a billion galaxies to study dark energy.
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The Power of Magnetism
New observations of a fast radio burst shows how magnetars can power them.
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Change of Plans
Nearby passing stars have shifted Earth’s orbit over time, making paleoclimate studies more difficult.
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Fast and Far
Fast Radio Bursts could give astronomers a new way to measure cosmic expansion.
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Jets on the Edge
The event horizon telescope has zoomed in on another supermassive black hole.
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Discovering Life on Planet Earth
Astronomers have used the Galileo probe to test whether they could detect signatures of life on Earth.