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Updates to Manuscript Status Access for Authors

Starting 28 May 2025, all contributing authors on submitted AAS journal manuscripts will have the ability to check on the status of the manuscript within the submission portal.

Research Notes of the AAS Celebrates Its 2,000th Publication

Since 2017, RNAAS has provided a venue for brief research reports, student work, null results, and more. Editor Chris Lintott shares his reflections on a recent RNAAS milestone: 2,000 Notes.

Introducing AASTeX v7.0

AAS publishing is proud to announce the latest release of our popular AASTeX package! Learn more about the new features in AASTeX v7.0 and download the package here.

Author Contribution Statements

With the release of AASTeX v7.0, AAS Journals authors now have the ability to include Author Contribution statements in their manuscripts.

Author Resources

AAS Nova Research Highlights

NCIS JWST: Analyzing the Aftermath of the Bullet Cluster’s Collision

Astrobites reports on the famous Bullet Cluster — what JWST observations reveal about its complex merger history and the constraints these observations place on self-interacting dark matter.

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XRISM Spies the Remains of a Galactic Donut

Recent observations of a well-studied but confounding galaxy provide new insights into the structure of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei.

The post XRISM Spies the Remains of a Galactic Donut appeared first on AAS Nova.

Seeding Life in the Oceans of Moons

Astrobites reports on research that explores the possibility of impacts delivering organics to the ocean worlds in our solar system.

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Featured Image: Following Photons Through Curved Spacetimes

A new fast and flexible ray-tracing algorithm aims to make the complex world of general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics simulations more approachable.

The post Featured Image: Following Photons Through Curved Spacetimes appeared first on AAS Nova.

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.