XRISM Spies the Remains of a Galactic Donut
Recent observations of a well-studied but confounding galaxy provide new insights into the structure of low-luminosity active galactic nuclei.
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Seeding Life in the Oceans of Moons
Astrobites reports on research that explores the possibility of impacts delivering organics to the ocean worlds in our solar system.
Featured Image: Following Photons Through Curved Spacetimes
A new fast and flexible ray-tracing algorithm aims to make the complex world of general relativistic magnetohydrodynamics simulations more approachable.
AAS 246: Day 4
The final day of AAS 246 included discussions about solar cycle research and the current landscape for science policy and advocacy.
AAS 246: Day 3
The bunny ears of a jellyfish galaxy, the journey of a 14th-century monk, and 35 years of the Hubble Space Telescope: all this and more on Day 3 of AAS 246.
AAS 246: Day 2
On Day 2 of AAS 246, we heard about active galactic nucleus feedback, learned how planets fare in systems with multiple stars, and saw fantastic new images of the Sun.
AAS 246: Day 1
Day 1 of AAS 246 in Anchorage, AK, brought us jets, winds, super-heated stellar coronae, and stunning images of supernovae.
AAS 246: Welcome!
This week we’ll be bringing you updates from the 246th AAS meeting happening in Anchorage, AK.
AAS Publishing at AAS 246 in Anchorage
The AAS Publishing team looks forward to engaging with attendees at the upcoming summer meeting of the AAS. Here’s what they’ll be up to at the meeting.
Star-Crossed Clusters: When Ages Are at Odds
If you measure the age of a star using two different methods, do those ages agree? New research shows where our age estimates might be mismatched and what this disagreement could mean.
Jumping Through Hoops: A New Way to Explore the Black Hole–Galaxy Connection
Astrobites reports on a new method being used to explore the relationship between the mass of a supermassive black hole and the properties of the galaxy it inhabits.
Featured Image: JWST Examines the Ring Nebula
New JWST images of the Ring Nebula reveal a dusty disk around the nebula’s central star — just the second resolved disk known around a planetary nebula’s central star.