Highlights from AAS Nova: 14–27 September 2025

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. You can also sign up to receive emails each time a new post is published.

26 September 2025
Supermassive Black Hole in a Super Tiny Galaxy Found with JWST
Using high resolution JWST observations, a recent study has found a supermassive black hole at the center of an ultracompact dwarf galaxy.

24 September 2025
Kicking Neutron Stars from the Nest
Neutron stars are born running, and recent research explores just how fast they start off.

22 September 2025
Are Quasars Growing in Secret?
Astrobites reports on supermassive black holes in the early universe that may have been hiding phases of their growth.

19 September 2025
Cluster Before Stack: A New Algorithm for Pulsar Timing
To push the limits of high-precision pulsar measurements, astronomers have reconsidered their approach to data stacking.

17 September 2025
Looking for a Single Stellar Ancestor: Mono-Enriched Stars in Zoom-In Simulations
Astrobites reports on research that explores if we’ll be able to find a star that has formed from the gas enriched by only one stellar predecessor.

15 September 2025
Featured Image: Hunting for Missing Supernova Remnants with EMU and POSSUM
Our galaxy likely contains far more supernova remnants than we've found so far. What progress have recent radio surveys made in the hunt for supernova remnants?

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