Searching for the Seeds of Supermassive Black Holes
How did supermassive black holes come to be? Researchers have devised a plan to track down the “seeds” that sprouted into the behemoths we see today.
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A Survey of Shredded Stars
A new look at 30 instances of stars being torn apart by black holes gives insight into the physical properties of these events.
The Curious Case of the Dwarf Galaxy Pegasus W
Astrobites reports on a newly discovered local galaxy, which has re-ignited the debate about the role that reionization plays in quenching ultra-faint dwarf galaxies.
The Corgi of Exoplanets: Methane Mystery on HAT-P-18b
JWST helps astronomers track down the tiny tail and missing methane of exoplanet HAT-P-18b.
Knock, Knock. Who’s There? A Free-Floating Planet!
Astrobites reports on a free-floating planet that may have paid a visit to a binary star system hosting an exoplanet and a debris disk.
AAS 241: Day 4
The final day of AAS 241 brought insights into exploding stars, exposition on open-source code, and a summary of a fantastic year of science with JWST.
AAS 241: Day 3
Check out astrobites’s coverage of Day 3 of AAS 241 to learn about how astronomers unearth black holes, study tiny galaxies, and map magnetic fields!
AAS 241: Day 2
Read about exoplanet discoveries, plasma raining down on the Sun, and much, much more in astrobites’s summary of Day 2 at AAS 241!
AAS 241: Day 1
Check out summaries of plenaries, town halls, and lots of JWST news in astrobites’s coverage of Day 1 of AAS 241!
AAS 241: Welcome!
This week we’ll be bringing you updates from the 241st AAS meeting, happening in Seattle, WA, and online.
AAS Publishing at AAS 241 in Seattle (and Online!)
Will you be at the 241st American Astronomical Society meeting? We look forward to seeing you there!
From the Laboratory to CW Leonis: A Hunt for a Metallic Molecule
What molecules are hiding in the spectrum of the sooty, dust-shrouded carbon star CW Leonis?