DPS 56: Day 2
Plenary talks during Day 2 of DPS 56 tackled the connection between exoplanet science and solar system science.
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DPS 56: Day 1
This week we’re bringing you updates from the 56th meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences. Day 1 was all about asteroids and lab experiments!
AAS Publishing News: An Interview with Kerry Kroffe
Kerry Kroffe recently joined the AAS staff as the Director of Scholarly Publishing. Read on to learn about his journey to his current role and his goals for the publishing experience.
Globular Clusters Experience Bar Resonance Repercussions
What happens when a giant star cluster gets trapped in a dance with the Milky Way’s central bar? A new study reveals that bar interactions are likely responsible for where we find globular clusters in our galaxy today.
Cool It Down: Warm Jupiters Are Better Aligned Than Hot Jupiters
Hot Jupiters, especially when placed around hot stars, are notorious troublemakers. A new study suggests that their cooler cousins, the warm Jupiters, tend to follow the rules no matter what kind of star they circle.
Johannes Kepler and the Case of the Disappearing Sunspots
Astrobites reports on the use of Johannes Kepler’s pre-telescope sunspot drawings to re-examine irregular solar activity in the 17th century.
Featured Image: The Nova Shells of RX Puppis
Nebulous shells of gas surrounding the symbiotic star RX Puppis hint at outbursts from the system going back thousands of years.
Monthly Roundup: Extreme Objects — Pulsars and Magnetars
What’s new in the world of pulsars and magnetars? Four recent research articles seek to characterize these ultra-dense stellar remnants with observations from radio to X-rays.
Discovery of Nearest Candidate Exoplanet Orbiting a White Dwarf
JWST has spotted a planet candidate in a whole new way. This discovery paves the way for finding even more white-dwarf exoplanets, helping researchers understand the fate of our solar system after the Sun expires.
Are Solar Systems Eccentric?
Astrobites reports on how the orbits of Jupiter-like exoplanets affect these planets’ ability to send ice into the inner regions of their home systems.
Icy Insights from Comets and Planet-Forming Disks
Are comets pristine remnants of the formation of our solar system, or have they changed since then? New work compares the chemistry of comets and planet-forming systems to answer this question.
Heating Up the Universe: Characterizing Reionization-Era Galaxies
Observing some of the universe’s first galaxies is no easy task, but with the help of JWST, a new study learns a bit more about these distant galaxies and their role in cosmic reionization.