Highlights from AAS Nova: 1-14 August 2021

AAS Nova provides brief highlights of recently published articles from the AAS journals, i.e., The Astronomical Journal (AJ), The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, The Planetary Science Journal, and Research Notes of the AAS. 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 web page for more posts.

13 August 2021
Red, Dead (and Flat?) Galaxies in Distant Clusters
Most galaxies are either star-forming disks or red-and-dead spheroids — but Astrobites reports on new findings that complicate this simple divide.

11 August 2021
The Hunt for Wandering Black Holes
How can we spot supermassive black holes lurking outside of their galaxies’ centers? These wanderers may not remain lost!

10 August 2021
The Tale of WASP-107b’s Tail
Astrobites reports on the recently discovered tail of exoplanet WASP-107b and the clues it provides about atmospheric escape.

9 August 2021
Featured Image: Keeping Tabs on the Quiet Sun
The explanation for the solar corona's mysteriously high temperatures may lie hidden in the quiet Sun.

6 August 2021
The Aftermath of Neutron Star Mergers
What does the afterglow of a binary neutron star merger look like? Simulations can give us a fairly good approximation.

4 August 2021
Tracking Down Diffuse Gamma Rays
The disk of the Milky Way glows in high-energy gamma-ray photons — but where does this diffuse emission come from?

3 August 2021
‘Oumuamua’s Star Trek: Potential Origin in a Giant Molecular Cloud?
Did ‘Oumuamua originate in a nearby giant molecular cloud? Astrobites reports on the continued debate of this interstellar visitor’s origin.

2 August 2021
Draining Magnetic Whirlpools Onto Stars
New images reveal the role played by whirling magnetic fields in the shrouded centers of clouds forming baby massive stars.