Brian Koberlein
Astrophysicist and Author
Recent Work
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Things Heating Up in the Dark Matter Fandom
Dark matter could heat up neutron stars through particle anihilation.
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Glory, Glory Hallelujah
Astronomers find evidence of a glory on a distant exoplanet.
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Crisscross Applesauce
Why do the paths of totality often cross? It has to do with the seasons.
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That Little Candle
Astronomers capture images of a star in its first moments of starting to shine.
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Brilliant Merger
Many blue supergiant stars may be formed from the mergers of close binaries.
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A Dwarf’s Dark Tale
Dwarf galaxies hold clues about the nature of dark matter.
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The Alien Factor
Alien spherules are from outer space, but not from beyond our solar system.
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The Pause That Refreshes
Thanks to machine learning, we now know that to grow quickly, black holes need an influx of cool gas.