An AWSoM Model of the Sun
Solar physicists have simulated conditions in and around a solar active region using a particularly high-resolution model of the Sun’s atmosphere for the first time.
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A Glimpse of a New Transient Source in the Milky Way
What’s the cause of the new X-ray source MAXI J1848-015 that flared into view for only a few days?
Making Misaligned Planets
What determines whether a planet orbiting two stars does so in the same plane as the binary system, perpendicular to it, or somewhere in between?
![Galaxy with a big halo [made of dark matter] surrounding it](https://aasnova.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/halo-351x185.jpg "Spinning Halos in the Cosmic Web")
Spinning Halos in the Cosmic Web
What can studying the spins of galaxies and their associated dark matter halos tell us about cosmology?
How Crowded Are Quasar Neighborhoods in the Early Universe?
Astronomers use an array of radio telescopes to search for the galactic neighbors of some of the brightest objects in the universe.
Surveying the Universe with Rubin Observatory
A new focus issue examines the survey strategy for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time.
Magnetar Pulses Seen in a New Light
Astronomers have captured submillimeter pulses from a highly magnetized, city-sized stellar remnant for the first time.
First Look at an Unusual Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
HIP 41378 f’s bulk density is extremely low. Is it a puffy planet, are rocky rings playing a role, or is it something else altogether?
A Magnetic Mashup in Binary Neutron Star Mergers
Can we figure out the initial magnetic field configuration of two neutron stars given the magnetic field after they’ve collided?
A Potential New Source of Quasi-Periodic Eruptions
Only four galaxies in the universe are known to exhibit strange, high-energy eruptions. Now, a serendipitous search may have turned up a fifth.