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Enhanced Tracking of Manuscript Status Now Available
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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.…
AAS Publication Support Fund Process Change
In response to feedback from authors, AAS journals will now adjudicate requests for publication support when a manuscript is submitted, rather than waiting until a manuscript is accepted as was done previously. Under the new processing workflow, the Editor in Chief will review requests within one week of the submission…
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Primordial Planetesimals from the Guts of Population III Stars
How early did planets form in the universe? A recent study used simulations to find that planetesimals could have formed significantly earlier than previously thought.
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Hitchhiking PAHs Caught Catching a Ride on Galactic Winds
Astrobites reports on JWST observations of dust that has survived being expelled from a galaxy into the circumgalactic medium.
The post Hitchhiking PAHs Caught Catching a Ride on Galactic Winds appeared first on AAS Nova.
Featured Image: A Pulsar in a Nebula in a Supernova Remnant
Researchers have discovered a comet-shaped nebula surrounding a pulsar speeding through the remains of its progenitor star.
The post Featured Image: A Pulsar in a Nebula in a Supernova Remnant appeared first on AAS Nova.
An Interstellar Comet’s Coma Composition
JWST observations of the most recent interstellar visitor reveal a coma dominated not by water, as expected for solar system comets, but instead carbon monoxide.
The post An Interstellar Comet’s Coma Composition appeared first on AAS Nova.
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