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Response to NASA RFI
AAS Publishing staff and editors and the AAS Publications Committee have contributed a response to NASA’s recent Request for Information on their SPD-41 policy on open data and open science.
AAS Journals Transition to Open Access
The AAS transitioned its entire journals portfolio to fully open access (OA) on 1 January 2022. Read more about this transition in the FAQs.
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AAS Nova Research Highlights
Age Is Just a Number: Radioactive Dating in Stars
Astrobites reports on how to determine the ages of stars by measuring their uranium reserves as they slowly tick away.
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Featured Image: A Neutron Star Collision
Researchers use complex fluid dynamics models to understand what happens when neutron stars — the ultra-dense remnants of massive stars — meet in a catastrophic collision.
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Deep Learning, Deep Images, Disk Galaxies
Modern machine learning algorithms, paired with the most cutting edge JWST data, are uncovering previously hidden young disk galaxies.
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Update on JWST Observations of Galaxy Cluster SMACS 0723
Five recent research articles examine the first JWST image, demystifying dark matter distributions, cataloging chemical abundances, and glimpsing globular clusters.
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AAS Journals Editorial Board
The AAS Editor in Chief, the ApJ Letters Editor, the PSJ Editor, and a team of seven Lead Editors and more than 30 Science Editors manage peer review of its flagship research journals.
AAS Publications Committee
The AAS Publications Committee works with the AAS Editor in Chief to oversee the policies, editorial personnel, and new initiatives of AAS publishing.