Taking Note of Molecules in Space
What do methylidyne, cyanamide, vinyl alcohol, and rugbyballene all have in common? They’re all molecules that have been detected in space.
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Living a (Solar System) Lifetime in Color
What can the colors of Kuiper Belt Objects tell us about how our solar system formed and evolved? Astrobites reports.
Can Blue Stragglers Be Used to Tell Time?
What’s a blue straggler? Hint: It’s not a person coming in to work late on a Monday. In fact, these stars might be pretty good at keeping track of time.
Are Fast Radio Bursts from Flaring Magnetars?
Could the mysterious fast radio burst signal FRB 121102 be emitted from a flaring, highly magnetic neutron star?
Mixing up a Batch of Stars
Astrobites reports on what certain carbon-enhanced, metal-poor stars reveal about the history of the universe.
Featured Image: Star Formation in a Long Tail
This stunning image shows a long gas tail stripped from the center of a speeding spiral galaxy in the Coma Cluster.
AAS 233: Day 4
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 4!
AAS 233: Day 3
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 3!
AAS 233: Day 2
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 2!
AAS 233: Day 1
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 1!
AAS 233: Welcome!
This week we’ll be bringing you updates from the 233rd AAS meeting in Seattle, WA.
AAS Publishing at AAS 233 in Seattle
Will you be at the 233rd American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle, Washington? We look forward to seeing you there!