Using Satellite Galaxies to Weigh the Milky Way
Scientists have tackled the challenge of weighing galaxies by harnessing incredibly precise measurements of the motions of Milky-Way satellites.
Simple chemistry may have a big effect on the atmospheres of extremely hot exoplanets.
Two independent collaborations have simultaneously found the very first kinematic evidence for young planets forming in a protoplanetary disk.
An EPIC View of the Earth as an Exoplanet
Astrobites reports on how studying the Earth as an exoplanet can help us to understand more distant worlds in the future.
What do star-forming clouds outside our own galaxy look like? See for yourself in these images of N55, located in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
AAS 232: Day 3 and Day 4
This week we’re at the summer AAS meeting in Denver, CO. Here are the highlights from Day 3!
AAS 232: Day 2
This week we’re at the summer AAS meeting in Denver, CO. Here are the highlights from Day 2!
AAS 232: Day 0 and Day 1
This week we’re at the summer AAS meeting in Denver, CO. Here are the highlights from Day 1!
AAS 232: Welcome!
This week we’ll be bringing you updates from the 232nd AAS meeting in Denver, CO.