Brian Koberlein
Astrophysicist and Author
Recent Work
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The Alien Factor
Alien spheruls 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.
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How to Stay Hot as You Age
When certain crystals form in a cooling white dwarf, the white dwarf stays warm longer than usual.
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Clearing the Room
New observations show how a planetary system gets rid of excess gas.
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Scars Upon Stars
A metal scar on a white dwarf shows how some planets die.
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For Dust Thou Art
Interstellar dust likely enriched the surface of young Earth, providing the ingredients for life.
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Galaxy Express
If alien civilizations have a vast communication network, we might be able to detect echos of it.
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Beast Stars
A new paper looks at how gravitational stars would appear as an alternative to black holes.