16 January 2019

Highlights from AAS Nova: 30 December 2018 - 13 January 2019

Susanna Kohler

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.

AAS NOVA

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.

13 January 2018
AAS 233: Day 4
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 4!

10 January 2019
AAS 233: Day 3
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 3!

9 January 2019
AAS 233: Day 2
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 2!

8 January 2019
AAS 233: Day 1
This week we’re at the winter AAS meeting in Seattle, WA. Here are the highlights from Day 1!

7 January 2019
AAS 233: Welcome!
This week we’ll be bringing you updates from the 233rd AAS meeting in Seattle, WA.

4 January 2019
AAS Publishing at AAS 233 in Seattle
Will you be at the 233rd American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle, Washington? We look forward to seeing you there!

2 January 2019
Occultations Suggest No Rings for Ultima Thule
Does the distant solar-system body Ultima Thule have rings? Previous observations may answer this question even before we see images from the New Horizons flyby.

31 December 2018
Selections from 2018: Looking for the Shadow of Our Galaxy’s Black Hole
Radio observations of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way have reached their highest resolution yet, teasing out details of this source’s structure.