We venture far beyond the local universe, outside our subfields, and back in time to look at galaxies when they just formed for the first time. In doing so, we learn Malena’s beagle was a good boy, Alex has a soft spot for dropouts, and Will’s doppelganger is a more prolific publisher.

Astrobites:

astrobites.org/2020/05/16

astrobites.org/2020/05/02

astrobites.org/2020/02/05

Space Sound: Prof. Alicia Margarita Soderberg

scholar.harvard.edu/asoderberg/supernova-sonification

What does it mean to be a successful astronomer? In our second Beyond episode, we delve into the notion of personal and professional success in the field, and revisit the constant expectation to "publish or perish".

Astrobites:

astrobites.org/2017/10/27

astrobites.org/2016/12/16

astrobites.org/2018/08/17

astrobites.org/2020/06/19

Other links:

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/21/early-journal-submission-data-suggest-covid-19-tanking-womens-research-productivity

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/06/upshot/pandemic-chores-homeschooling-gender.html

Space Sound: 

https://youtu.be/yT50Q_Zbf3s

Water, Earth, Fire, Air. Long ago, we thought these substances were the building blocks for everything except Space. Today we know better. In this episode, we scour the furthest reaches of the Cosmos for the Elementals. Will goes with the flow, Malena keeps us grounded, and NASA Intern Ashley Walker and Alex take us over the (Titan) rainbow.

Ashley Walker: @That_Astro_Chic

https://astrobites.org/2018/07/18

https://astrobites.org/2017/06/01/

Space Sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7PX51IeMbU

#BlackInAstro

Little rocks rock! We learn from Will and PhD student Tim Holt that home is where the collision is, from Alex that Pluto is cold-hearted, and from Malena that rocks that orbit together, stay together.

astrobites.org/2020/05/13

astrobites.org/2020/02/14

astrobites.org/2019/07/01

Euler Diagram: wikipedia.org/wiki/Minor_planet

Space Sound: ESA

We begin with a statement of solidarity with the Black community. We are working with Astrobites to better elevate Black voices in STEM. #blackinastro #blm

This Memorial Day weekend, we're dusting off the baby photos! We discuss how these snapshots of planets, galaxy clusters, and even the Universe itself can help us to understand where we came from and how the Universe evolved.

Astrobites:

astrobites.org/2019/07/26

astrobites.org/2018/10/30

astrobites.org/2016/11/28

Space Sound: youtube.com/watch?time_continue=160&v=IzeJq3CbiZM&feature=emb_title

CMB Sound: youtube.com/watch?v=2WuIWyxZ1D4

Music: Joel Ong

Logo: Joanna Ramasawmy

** After recording, we found another paper demonstrating that brown dwarf disks may, indeed, be common! https://arxiv.org/abs/1606.06448

This episode takes us as far out as Taurus and as far back as Will’s middle school days as we review exciting research into the chemical composition of our universe. Malena spices up the episode, Alex stays COM and collected, and Will sets his PHAZERs to stun.

Chembites: https://chembites.org/

Astrobites:

https://astrobites.org/2018/03/20/

https://astrobites.org/2020/02/24/

https://astrobites.org/2020/03/16/

Space sound: https://soundcloud.com/colchrishadfield/space-station-noise

In our first Beyond A[S]B episode, we take you all the way back to the beginning...of our research careers. We share the disappointment of unanswered emails, excitement of unexpected opportunities, and hard lessons learned.

Did you like hearing about us? Email us: [email protected].

Astrobite:

astrobites.org/2013/02/21

Malena’s particle physics video:

youtu.be/oTUPOoy7YL8

12th grade Will’s interview:

soundcloud.com/the-lisa-wexler-show/wiiliam-saunders

ISO Opening Ceremony: 

youtu.be/8YKnKBNcPKM

In today's episode, we delve into the realm of unpredictable astrophysical phenomena. Will explores chaos and instability in multiplanet systems, Alex explains what happens when >2 black holes don't practice social distancing, and Malena describes the algorithms we use to simulate it all.

Featured Astrobites:

astrobites.org/2020/02/11

astrobites.org/2018/02/23

astrobites.org/2017/05/01

Credits:

Music: Joel Ong

Logo: Joanna Ramasawmy

Space Sound: ESA, https://soundcloud.com/esa/philae-touchdown-thud

Why aren’t galaxies randomly distributed in space? In this episode, we explore this and other questions from the field of cosmology! Malena goes on a hunt for missing baryons, Alex surfs the Cosmic Web, and Will does a deep dive into dark matter. 

Featured Astrobites:

astrobites.org/2020/01/27

astrobites.org/2019/11/18

astrobites.org/2020/02/06

Links:

Saturn Lightning: solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/10611/lightning-sounds-from-saturn/

Credits:

Music: Joel Ong, Scott Buckley

Logo: Joanna Ramasawmy

We may never know if there’s an afterlife, but we do know that death isn’t the end for some unusual objects in space. Alex tells us about a zombie star that may have gone supernova twice, Will covers white dwarfs with a (potentially) explosive afterlife, and Malena talks about planets that might survive a supernova. 

Astrobites:

astrobites.org/2019/05/13

astrobites.org/2016/10/05

astrobites.org/2020/01/31

Credits:

Music: Joel Ong

Logo: Joanna Ramasawmy

Space Sound: NASA, youtube.com/watch?v=H-Ci_YwfH04