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Cosmic Game Connections, Science in Games Posted onMarch 21, 2023March 15, 2023

A Self-Regulating Star Cluster and The Hunger

A group of researchers recently found a star cluster that appears to be regulating how many new stars it can form. I discuss the result […] Read More

Right half has text: Stellar Rings & Meeple Circus; Cosmic Game Connections. Right half has an illustration of a star with rings around it with a woman in front, red and white striped curtains on the side, and a circus performer.
Cosmic Game Connections Posted onMay 27, 2022July 18, 2022

Stellar Rings and Meeple Circus

Recently, NRAO announced that scientists using its ALMA and Hubble had spied six rings of material around a dying sun-like star called V Hya. This […] Read More

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Cosmic Game Connections Posted onOctober 31, 2021

Pumpkin Spice Stars in a Quacks of Quedlinburg Potion?

To celebrate the season of jack ‘o’ lanterns and pumpkin spice, I found a discovery from a few years ago where astronomers used data from […] Read More

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I’ve been a lifelong gamer and an astronomer — I see the universe in everything I do.

Here I’ll be posting a collection of reviews, game night re-caps, and anything gaming I feel like writing about. I also create content for a YouTube channel, including videos where I connect astronomy and board games.

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