Highlights from AAS Nova: 11-24 December 2016
Susanna Kohler American Astronomical Society (AAS)
AAS Nova provides brief highlights of recently published articles from the AAS journals, i.e., The Astronomical Journal (AJ) and The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements. The website's intent is to gain broader exposure for AAS authors and to provide astronomy researchers and enthusiasts with summaries of recent, interesting research across a wide range of astronomical fields.
The following are the AAS Nova highlights from the past two weeks; follow the links to read more, or visit the AAS Nova webpage for more posts.
22 December 2016
Selections from 2016: Faintest Early-Universe Galaxy Found
A faint, 13-billion-year-old galaxy may help us to learn how we transitioned out of the universe’s dark ages.
21 December 2016
Selections from 2016: An Intermediate-Mass Black Hole in the Milky Way?
Potential signs of the second-largest black hole in our galaxy have been found near the center of the Milky Way.
20 December 2016
Selections from 2016: Counting Galaxies in the Observable Universe
How many galaxies are there in the observable universe? The latest estimate is approximately 2 trillion, 10 times more than previously thought.
19 December 2016
Selections from 2016: Gaps in HL Tau’s Protoplanetary Disk
Beautiful ALMA images of the protoplanetary disk around HL Tau revealed evidence for planets orbiting within the disk.
16 December 2016
Watch Out for Falling Plasma
Sometimes plasma emitted from the Sun comes crashing back down to the solar surface. A new study examines how the plasma falls in its return.
14 December 2016
Determining Our Motion Through the Galaxy
Though we don’t notice it from our point of view, we’re hurtling through space at breakneck speed. A new study measures how fast we’re orbiting the galactic center.
13 December 2016
Catching Galactic Recycling In the Act
Astrobites reports on ALMA observations used to explore the effects of massive stars on gas and dust in galaxies.
12 December 2016
Making Supermassive Black Holes Spin
Where does the angular momentum come from that causes supermassive black holes to spin on their axes and launch powerful jets?