Great news!

Great news and big changes for our team in Spring 2019! Elena Manjavacas has accepted an offer and moved to Hawaii to start her new position as Support Astronomer at the Keck Observatory! Aidan Gibbs was admitted to several top astronomy grad programs. Ben Rackham was awarded with the 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellowship, which…

Extrasolar Storms: Belts, Spots, and Waves in Brown Dwarfs

Extrasolar Storms: Belts, Spots, and Waves in Brown Dwarfs

Our new paper came out today in Science, presenting evidence for bands, zones, spots, and waves in brown dwarfs and a model that explains well several until-now mysterious changes in the brightnesses of brown dwarfs. Podcast: Learn more about our project from the Science Magazine’s podcast!   I am excited about our results because they open a new…

The Mystery of Sedona’s Red Rocks

The Mystery of Sedona’s Red Rocks

Just got back from majestic Sedona, Arizona, where my family and I spent Thanksgiving. Sedona is a  charming and crazy amalgam of spectacular geology, amazing autumn foliage, exciting restaurants, and an eclectic mix of new age shops and centers. Believers of aura photos, energy vortices, and natural healing flock from all over the country to…