
Aster G. Taylor
Aster G. Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and a 2023 Fannie and John Hertz Foundation Fellow. They completed their Bachelor’s of Science in Astrophysics at the University of Chicago in 2023 and received a Master’s Degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics from the University of Michigan in 2025. They study giant planet formation, comets, asteroids, and interstellar objects.
Latest articles by Aster G. Taylor

Why scientists are so excited about the newfound interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS (op-ed)
By Darryl Seligman, Aster G. Taylor published
The scientific and cultural impact of 3I/ATLAS over the coming months and years will serve as an exemplar of what astronomy can learn and why it matters.
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