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AAS 247: Day 1

Day 1 of AAS 247: brown dwarfs, starburst galaxies, missions to asteroids, and more!

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AAS 247: Welcome!

Welcome to the 247th AAS meeting in Phoenix, AZ! Here’s an overview of some of the education and outreach sessions you might want to check out at the meeting.

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AAS Publishing at AAS 247 in Phoenix

AAS Publishing will be attending the upcoming AAS meeting in Phoenix. Here’s where you can find the publishing team during the conference.

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Explore the most popular topics on AAS Nova in 2025 — from nearby rocky planets to distant little red dots.

Earth

Researchers explored the reaches of humanity’s technological signatures to determine if intelligent life like that on Earth could detect Earth.

JWST image of the galaxy NGC 4141

Astronomers have traced a bright, seemingly one-off fast radio burst to a galaxy 130 million light-years away.

illustration of the TRAPPIST-1 system

What did JWST see when it examined TRAPPIST-1e, a nearby habitable-zone exoplanet orbiting a cool red star?

Bullseye galaxy

Researchers discovered a record-breaking giant nine-ringed galaxy that provides critical insight into galaxy formation and evolution.