Highlights from AAS Nova: 15–28 September 2024

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 AAS Nova for more posts.

27 September
Monthly Roundup: Extreme Objects — Pulsars and Magnetars
What's new in the world of pulsars and magnetars? Four recent research articles seek to characterize these ultra-dense stellar remnants with observations from radio to X-rays.

25 September
Discovery of Nearest Candidate Exoplanet Orbiting a White Dwarf
JWST has spotted a candidate planet in a whole new way. This discovery paves the way for finding even more white-dwarf exoplanets, helping researchers understand the fate of our solar system after the Sun expires.

24 September 2024
Are Solar Systems Eccentric?
Astrobites reports on how the orbits of Jupiter-like exoplanets affect these planets’ ability to send ice into the inner regions of their home systems.

23 September 2024
Icy Insights from Comets and Planet-Forming Disks
Are comets pristine remnants of the formation of our solar system, or have they changed since then? New work compares the chemistry of comets and planet-forming systems to answer this question.

20 September 2024
Heating Up the Universe: Characterizing Reionization-Era Galaxies
Observing some of the universe’s first galaxies is no easy task, but with the help of JWST, a new study learns a bit more about these distant galaxies and their role in cosmic reionization.

18 September 2024
Watching Solar Flares Heat Up
What happens just as a solar flare gets going? A recent study uses X-ray data to shine a light on an early stage in the life cycle of solar flares.

17 September 2024
The Search for the First Stars to Light Up the Universe
Astrobites reports on whether JWST is capable of achieving one of its main goals: finding the very first stars in the universe.

16 September 2024
Featured Image: Slime Mold Shows the Way
A new algorithm inspired by the intricate filaments of slime mold connects galaxies and reveals the structure of the cosmic web.