Are Binary Black Hole Spins and Mass Ratios Correlated?
Researchers have used new models to explore whether reported correlations in the properties of black hole binary systems are real or just a consequence of previous statistical methods.
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Tilted Tatooines Can Serve as a Source of Strange Solo Planets
Astrobites reports on how the messy evolution of tilted planetary systems around binary stars could help explain the existence of free-floating planets.
Featured Image: Lensed Quasars and the Hubble Constant
Quasars that have been gravitationally lensed by galaxy clusters provide a way to measure the expansion rate of the universe and possibly alleviate the Hubble tension.
The AAS Goes to LIGO
Following the recent AAS meeting, the AAS Press team led a group of reporters to LIGO Livingston to learn about the history and future of gravitational wave detections.
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.
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!