Brian Koberlein

Astrophysicist and Author

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Gotta Lava It
Lava on young Earth drove the Moon farther away. Similar effects may occur on lava exoplanets.
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The Braiding Rivers
Tidal streams of interstellar objects could mean alien astroids visit our solar system in clusters.
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Mass With GASS
Astronomers calculate the mass of our galactic halo using high-velocity clouds.
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Just My Type
Type Ia supernovae allow us to measure the scale of the cosmos, but we still don’t entirely know what causes them.
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Modified Energy, Modified Gravity
New observations by DESI open the door to modified gravity once again.
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Cosmic Crossroads
We are at the point where our understanding of the Universe points to deep and subtle mysteries.
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Tossed Upon the Waves
MeerKAT observations find evidence of cosmic gravitational waves in the timing of millisecond pulsars.
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But It’s a Dry Heat
Earth and Mars were water rich in their youth, but Venus may have forever been a dry world.