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What If I Am Not Accepted Into a PhD Program (U.S.)?
Today we explore how to handle grad school rejection, with different career paths and anecdotes from similar experiences.
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Zoos, Swamplands and Cosmology
Is string theory compatible with observational data? Today’s paper looks at how avoiding the swampland of unsuccessful string theories can mean violating reliable constraints on cosmological …
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Another bite on AGB stars: Mass Loss in Dying Stars
https://astrobites.org/2016/07/21/mass-loss-in-dying-stars/

Mass Loss in Dying Stars
By the time a star becomes a white dwarf, much of its mass will have been lost. When does this mass loss occur and what drives it? Read today’s astrobite to find out.
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Sorting Stars with a Light Touch
How can Gaia and 2MASS magnitudes help in sorting AGB stars?
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From one year ago today: Lightning on Exoplanets https://astrobites.org/2017/08/28/lightning-on-exoplanets/

Lightning on Exoplanets
Besides our Earth, lightning has also been observed on Jupiter and Saturn, identified by the optical flash or the radio signal. In today’s bite, the authors take an even further step. They an…
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Can we predict if planets are lonely?
Can the properties of a known planet system predict if that system has additional undetected planets?
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Are you interested in applying to grad school in Europe?
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How to Apply for Grad School in Europe
Are you an American interested in applying abroad to Europe for graduate school? Here’s what you need to know!
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A Radio Bright Quasar at the Edge
Meet the new king of the ‘high z radio bright quasar’ mountain.
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Thinking about applying to graduate school this fall (or looking ahead to next year)? Here is our timeline for the process in the US:
https://astrobites.org/…/applying-to-grad-school-in-the-us…/

Applying to grad school in the US: a timeline
I find that thinking about major undertakings and not knowing where to start can be extremely stressful. How am I supposed to know to be on top of something if I don’t even know I’m sup…
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The strange case of quiescent and dusty
A series of papers between two research groups, investigating the nature of an unusual distant galaxy.
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Filling (Dust) Gaps in our Knowledge of Planet Formation
With the awesome power of ALMA, scientists have observed a variety of dust gaps in protoplanetary disks. In today’s astrobite, we explore how these gaps might be related to planet formation.
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Giant Planets, don’t let a windy day ruin your childhood
Recently, it has been proposed that pebbles play a crucial in the formation of rocky cores that are large enough to accrue a large atmosphere and become gas giants like Jupiter. Do strong magnetic …
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Ideal cosmic yardstick: neutron star black hole mergers as standard sirens
Neutron star black hole mergers are an ideal way to measure the Hubble constant.
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From our sister site Chembites: Organic Molecules on Mars

Organic Molecules on Mars: The Possibility of Life Sparks Curiosity – Chembites
Organic Molecules on Mars: The Possibility of Life Sparks Curiosity By Marina Philip / August 8, 2018August 7, 2018 Title: Organic matter preserved in 3-billion-year-old mudstones at Gale crater, Mars. Authors: Jennifer L. Eigenbrode, Roger E. Summons, Andrew Steele, Caroline Freissinet, Maëva Mill...
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What’s the powerhouse of the AGN?
Hint: It’s not mitochondria.
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What Does “Success” Mean to You?
In today’s Astrobite, we consider suggestions for establishing a personal definition of success in astronomy.
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