Highlights from AAS Nova: 28 September – 12 October 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.

11 October 2024
DPS 56: Day 4
JWST observations of giant exoplanet atmospheres, investigations of heating on Io and in asteroids, and a primer on open science brought the final day of DPS 56 to a close.

10 October 2024
DPS 56: Day 3
Day 3 of DPS 56 brought a discussion of mental health in the planetary science community and new results regarding Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, Uranian moons, and co-orbiting bodies.

9 October 2024
DPS 56: Day 2
Plenary talks during Day 2 of DPS 56 tackled the connection between exoplanet science and solar system science.

8 October 2024
DPS 56: Day 1
This week we’re bringing you updates from the 56th meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences. Day 1 was all about asteroids and lab experiments!

7 October 2024
AAS Publishing News: An Interview with Kerry Kroffe
Kerry Kroffe recently joined the AAS staff as the Director of Scholarly Publishing. Read on to learn about his journey to his current role and his goals for the publishing experience.

4 October 2024
Globular Clusters Experience Bar Resonance Repercussions
What happens when a giant star cluster gets trapped in a dance with the Milky Way’s central bar? A new study reveals that bar interactions are likely responsible for where we find globular clusters in our galaxy today.

2 October 2024
Cool It Down: Warm Jupiters Are Better Aligned Than Hot Jupiters
Hot Jupiters, especially when placed around hot stars, are notorious troublemakers. A new study suggests that their cooler cousins, the warm Jupiters, tend to follow the rules no matter what kind of star they circle.

1 October 2024
Johannes Kepler and the Case of the Disappearing Sunspots
Astrobites reports on the use of Johannes Kepler’s pre-telescope sunspot drawings to re-examine irregular solar activity in the 17th century.

30 September 2024
Featured Image: The Nova Shells of RX Puppis
Nebulous shells of gas surrounding the symbiotic star RX Puppis hint at outbursts from the system going back thousands of years.