Four Pulsars Discovered in New Survey
A pilot survey that scanned a small area of the sky with the world’s largest radio dish has discovered four new pulsars, including two millisecond pulsars.
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What Drives Chemistry in a Protoplanetary Disk?
Astrobites reports on using machine learning to make tracing the complex chemistry of protoplanetary disks a little easier.
AAS 243: Day 4
On the final day of AAS 243, we heard about a curious gamma-ray anisotropy, the role of small bodies in the solar system, and the relic of an active galactic nucleus’s eruption.
AAS 243: Day 3
Day 3 of AAS 243 brought an investigation of inflation, discussions of neutron stars, and a spectacular star that contains the signature of a supernova 13 billion years ago.
AAS 243: Day 2
Day 2 of AAS 243 brought investigations into brown dwarfs, discussions on dark matter, and a look at what we would learn from a radio telescope on the Moon.
AAS 243: Day 1
On Day 1 of AAS 243, we heard about ORCs (not of the Tolkien variety), aromatic molecules, and the rarity of life in the universe.
AAS 243: Welcome!
This week we’ll be bringing you updates from the 243rd AAS meeting happening in New Orleans, LA.
AAS Publishing at AAS 243 in New Orleans
The AAS publishing team is excited to engage with the community at the upcoming AAS meeting. Check out what they’ll be up to at the meeting!
The Rainbow Village at AAS: A Gathering Place for People of Color in Astronomy
Astrobites introduces the Rainbow Village, a new initiative to bring together astronomers of color at the upcoming AAS meeting in New Orleans.
Dusting for Spectral Fingerprints to Determine the Origins of Stars in the Milky Way Halo
Astrobites reports on the use of high-resolution spectroscopy to trace the origins of a metal-poor star in the Milky Way halo.
Looking Back on Astronomy in 2023 with AAS Nova
Check out the top astronomy stories we covered on AAS Nova in 2023!
Selections from 2023: A Dusty, Elongated Gas Cloud in the Galactic Center
A gas cloud near the galactic center, headed for destruction in 2036, may have been ejected during a recent stellar merger.