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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 Seriously Dusty Supernova
A supernova discovered in 2010 appears to have created tens of thousands of Earth masses of dust.
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Do Galaxies Really Glow in Sync — or Are We Just Tilting Our Heads?
Astrobites reports on whether the correlation between galactic radio, infrared, and gamma-ray emission is truly a sign that cosmic-ray electrons deposit all their energy before they can escape to intergalactic space.
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Finishing Off an Asteroid
Astronomers may have spotted the crumbs of a recently eaten asteroid around a white dwarf star.
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Diving into the Darkest Corners of the Universe with Fast Radio Bursts
Using fast radio bursts, researchers have measured just how empty cosmic voids truly are.
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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.