Publications (8)
The James Webb Space Telescope Mission
Jonathan P. Gardner, John C. Mather, Randy Abbott +1004
Twenty-six years ago a small committee report, building on earlier studies, expounded a compelling and poetic vision for the future of astronomy, calling for an infrared-optimized…
The JWST Early Release Observations
Klaus Pontoppidan, Jaclyn Barrientes, Claire Blome +33
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Early Release Observations (EROs) is a set of public outreach products created to mark the end of commissioning and the beginning of science o…
(Un)conscious Bias in the Astronomical Profession: Universal Recommendations to improve Fairness, Inclusiveness, and Representation
Alessandra Aloisi, Neill Reid
(Un)conscious bias affects every aspect of the astronomical profession, from scientific activities (e.g., invitations to join collaborations, proposal selections, grant allocations…
The M4 Transition: Toward a comprehensive understanding of the transition into the fully convective regime
Keivan G. Stassun, Leslie Hebb, Kevin Covey +7
The difference in stellar structure above and below spectral type ~M4 is expected to be a very important one, connected directly or indirectly to a variety of observational phenome…
(Un)conscious Bias in the Astronomical Profession: Universal Recommendations to improve Fairness, Inclusiveness, and Representation
Alessandra Aloisi, Neill Reid
(Un)conscious bias affects every aspect of the astronomical profession, from scientific activities (e.g., invitations to join collaborations, proposal selections, grant allocations…
A Very Low-Luminosity, Very Cool, DC White Dwarf
Hugh Harris, Conard Dahn, Frederick Vrba +4
The star LHS 3250 is found to be a white dwarf at a distance of 30 pc. Its absolute magnitudes (M_V = 15.72; M_bol = 16.2) put it among the least-luminous white dwarfs known. Its o…
Detection of circular polarization in light scattered from photosynthetic microbes
William B. Sparks, James Hough, Thomas A. Germer +9
The identification of a universal biosignature that could be sensed remotely is critical to the prospects for success in the search for life elsewhere in the universe. A candidate…
Recommendations for optimizing rapid ultraviolet HST observations of gravitational wave optical counterparts
Lou Strolger, Armin Rest, Ori Fox +3
This document presentes general guidelines to investigators proposing ultra-rapid target of opportunity (ToO) observations with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Establishing clear…