{"id":672,"date":"2013-02-16T18:22:52","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T18:22:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=672"},"modified":"2013-02-16T18:22:52","modified_gmt":"2013-02-16T18:22:52","slug":"astrobites-making-leading-edge-astrophysics-readable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=672","title":{"rendered":"Astrobites – making leading edge astrophysics readable"},"content":{"rendered":"

The astrobites (astro-ph reader’s digest)<\/a> project seeks to present the latest reports on leading edge astrophysics research in a way that is understandable at an undergraduate level.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Astrobites is a daily literature journal summarizing new astrophysical research posted to astroph<\/a>. Astrobites is written by graduate students for undergraduates. Read more about our goals.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For example, much of this description of a paper on exoplanets around M dwarf stars should be comprehensible by even non-science undergrads: The Frequency of (Habitable?) Planets Around M dwarfs – astrobites<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The astrobites (astro-ph reader’s digest) project seeks to present the latest reports on leading edge astrophysics research in a way that is understandable at an undergraduate level. \u00a0Astrobites is a daily literature journal summarizing new astrophysical research posted to astroph. Astrobites is written by graduate students for undergraduates. Read more about our goals. 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