Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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Plotting By the Seat of Your Pants
Whether you are a plotter or a pantser, the key to writing a novel is figuring out what works for you.
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In the Mix
Large stars cycle hydrogen into their cores, causing them to pulse over time.
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A Distant Wave
The Gaia satellite is so precise, it might be able to detect cosmic gravitational waves.
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Alien Starlink
If an alien civilization has a Starlink-like constellation of satellites, we might be able to find them.
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Warming Up to Dark Matter
If dark matter exists, it could make Jupiter-like exoplanets warmer than we expect.
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Aliens and Other Things
If there are aliens out there, they probably aren’t in the central region of our galaxy.
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The Boss of Dark Energy
A new survey of distant galaxies confirms the existence of dark enerygy to a stunning 11𝜎.
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Unicorn Chaser
A red giant star may have a black hole companion that is only three solar masses in size.