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29 January 2016 Features

Surprise Discovery of an X-Ray Jet

The recent discovery of a distant X-ray jet has interesting implications for our understanding of how these jets, powered by the enormous black holes at the centers of galaxies, emit light.

27 January 2016 Features

Hot Jupiters Aren’t As Lonely As We Thought

The Friends of Hot Jupiters survey has discovered that many more hot Jupiters may have companions than we originally believed.

25 January 2016 AAS News

Outcomes From AAS Hack Day at the 227th AAS Meeting

Want to see some of the fantastic creativity and problem-solving skills exhibited by AAS members? Check out these outcomes from the “Hack Day” hosted at the winter AAS meeting.

22 January 2016 Features

The Puzzling Ophiuchus Stream

Four stars, recently identified as possibly belonging to the Ophiuchus stellar stream orbiting our galaxy, may help explain the stream’s mysterious past.

20 January 2016 Features

A Ninth Planet in Our Solar System?

The unexpected behavior of some Kuiper belt objects could be explained by the presence of a distant, planet-sized object yet undetected in our solar system.

18 January 2016 Images

Featured Image: A New Look at Malin 1

We now have a spectacular new view of the very faint spiral galaxy Malin 1, located roughly 1.2 billion light-years away.

15 January 2016 Features

A Gap in TW Hydrae’s Disk

Recent observations of TW Hydrae, a star just 176 light-years away, have confirmed the existence of a gap within the disk surrounding it. Could this be a sign of an orbiting planet?