AAS Nova Celebrates 10 Years of Astronomy Research News
AAS Nova turned 10 this year! For our 2,000th post, we’re looking back on the past decade of astronomy research.
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Planetary Hide and Seek
Astrobites reports on a study that explores whether there are planets hiding from us inside the gaps of multi-planet systems.
Featured Image: JWST Expands the Search for Extragalactic Supernova Remnants
Infrared studies of resolved supernova remnants beyond the Milky Way and the Magellanic Clouds are now within reach.
Supermassive Black Hole in a Super Tiny Galaxy Found with JWST
Using high-resolution JWST observations, a recent study has found a supermassive black hole at the center of an ultracompact dwarf galaxy.
Kicking Neutron Stars from the Nest
Neutron stars are born running, and recent research explores just how fast they start off.
Are Quasars Growing in Secret?
Astrobites reports on supermassive black holes in the early universe that may have been hiding phases of their growth.
Cluster Before Stack: A New Algorithm for Pulsar Timing
To push the limits of high-precision pulsar measurements, astronomers have reconsidered their approach to data stacking.
Looking for a Single Stellar Ancestor: Mono-Enriched Stars in Zoom-In Simulations
Astrobites reports on research that explores if we’ll be able to find a star that has formed from the gas enriched by only one stellar predecessor.
Featured Image: Hunting for Missing Supernova Remnants with EMU and POSSUM
Our galaxy likely contains far more supernova remnants than we’ve found so far. What progress have recent radio surveys made in the hunt for supernova remnants?
Chiming In on the Pulsar Search: Searching for Pulsars with CHIME
Using CHIME, a new collaboration has embarked on a journey to discover pulsars across the northern sky.
Scars from a Black Hole
Say a star wandered close enough to a black hole to be partially ripped apart, but lived to tell the tale. What does the rest of its life look like?
A Dust Curve That Breaks the Mold
Astobites reports on a surprising dust curve in a distant galaxy that challenges what we know about cosmic dust.