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AAS Seeks New Editor in Chief
The American Astronomical Society is conducting a search for the AAS Editor in Chief. The AAS Editor in Chief is responsible for developing and implementing a long-term editorial strategy for the Society’s journals portfolio and ensuring the portfolio’s continued excellence.
AAS Journals Welcome New Scientific Editors
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kat Volk and Dr. Jennifer Hanley as scientific editors for the Planetary Science Journal (PSJ). Volk, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, brings expertise in small bodies within our solar system, such as comets, trans-Neptunian objects, and the distant, icy…
Assigning DOIs to data published in the journals
Starting in 2025, we are further enhancing the digital data published in the AAS Journals by giving each contributed dataset or online-only figure a unique digital object identifier (DOI). Improving data publication in the journals For over twenty-five years, authors have provided digital data with their AAS journal publications.…
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AAS Nova Research Highlights
A New Catalog of Stellar Rotation Periods for Over a Million Stars
A recent study has leveraged TESS's full-sky coverage to build a catalog of stellar rotation periods for over a million stars.
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Two More Thoughts on Little Red Dots
What's behind the population of compact, reddish objects spotted by JWST? Two recent research articles have explored theories involving young globular clusters and little red dots with little blue companions.
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A Wandering Supermassive Black Hole Eating a Star
Astrobites reports on the first case of a supermassive black hole discovered away from its galaxy’s center, exposed when it tore apart a star in a tidal disruption event.
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Detached but Not Alone
The galaxy seems to be full of free-range Neptunes, but a closer look reveals some complicated family dynamics in planetary systems.
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