free-floating planet from CFHT?

Maybe, or maybe just another low-temperature T dwarf.
http://www.eso.org/public/archives/releases/sciencepapers/eso1245/eso1245a.pdf

Stellar mass vs. radius

Theoretical models are still systematically off in their predictions of the stellar mass-radius relation; see page 33 of http://arxiv.org/pdf/1211.2527.pdf

...but the discrepancies are probably just due to uncertainties in the input physics and approximations used, not to fundamental flaws in our understanding of the universe.

Science Communication Resources

From a "Journalism 101 for Scientists" workshop I attended here at York:

* Science Media Centre of Canada (click on "For Scientists")

* Publications for scientists from the U.K. Science Media Centre

* Books to look for: "Escape from the ivory tower" and "Don't be such a scientist"

Welcome

This blog is now the general website for the astronomy group at York University. We'll be posting more often from now on, so stay tuned!

CFHT: The Next Generation

Just building a little publicity for a worthy project that will likely get mentioned at tomorrow's AJC:
http://orca.phys.uvic.ca/~pcote/ngcfht/Site/The_Next_Generation_CFHT.html

Recap: March 9

Stu Dack lead our discussion this week.  We spoke of the (non)detection of life on meteorites, the messenger insertion coming up, the discovery landing, Cassini Time lapse, and a cool video from Marshall

http://www.flickr.com/photos/josefranciscosalgado/4135738280/

AJC: Reading Week Edition

Purpose of Posters:

-ambience - we should represent ourselves as a group of astronomers

-to educate - to the informed layperson let's give them the 5 big questions

-marshall asks paul/minions to propose hardward needed for a screen to hang outside PSE 321

-dr. john offers videos from pheonix mission