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

Hypervelocity stars in galaxy

A recent study presents the first strong evidence of an old, low-mass hypervelocity star flung from the galactic center.

illustration of GRB 250702B

The gamma-ray burst GRB 250702B displayed several unusual behaviors that researchers are still finding ways to explain.

Astrobites reports on an explanation for the appearance of Saturn’s A ring.

A photograph of an entire visible hemisphere of Mars.
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Courtside Seats on Mars

Although 3I/ATLAS stayed clear of Earth during its passage through the solar system, astronomers repurposed a spacecraft around Mars for a good look as it flew by.

An illustration of an exoplanet about to be engulfed by its host star

Stars gobbling up their close-in planets is likely common throughout the universe. Researchers explore the chemical signatures of these events and where they’re most likely to be seen.

M-dwarf star with starspots

Astrobites reports on how researchers have taken advantage of the unique TOI-3884 system to directly probe a starspot with JWST.

JWST peers through dusty, knotted gas to uncover young star clusters in the interacting Antennae galaxies.