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AAS Seeks New Editor in Chief
The American Astronomical Society is conducting a search for the AAS Editor in Chief. The AAS Editor in Chief is responsible for developing and implementing a long-term editorial strategy for the Society’s journals portfolio and ensuring the portfolio’s continued excellence.
AAS Journals Welcome New Scientific Editors
We’re pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kat Volk and Dr. Jennifer Hanley as scientific editors for the Planetary Science Journal (PSJ). Volk, a senior scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, brings expertise in small bodies within our solar system, such as comets, trans-Neptunian objects, and the distant, icy…
Assigning DOIs to data published in the journals
Starting in 2025, we are further enhancing the digital data published in the AAS Journals by giving each contributed dataset or online-only figure a unique digital object identifier (DOI). Improving data publication in the journals For over twenty-five years, authors have provided digital data with their AAS journal publications.…
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AAS Nova Research Highlights
Detached but Not Alone
The galaxy seems to be full of free-range Neptunes, but a closer look reveals some complicated family dynamics in planetary systems.
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New Spectral Signs of Buckyballs Discovered in Planetary Nebula
JWST observations serendipitously revealed new emission features from fullerenes, the largest molecules definitively detected in space.
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Black Holes Reveal Their Seeds
Astrobites reports on the potential detection of intermediate-mass black holes in the early universe — signs of black holes seeded by direct collapse.
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Featured Image: A Spiral Cloud in the Milky Way
A newly discovered molecular cloud in the Milky Way displays a surprising spiral structure.
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AAS Journals Editorial Board
The AAS Editor in Chief, the ApJ Letters Editor, the PSJ Editor, and a team of seven Lead Editors and more than 30 Science Editors manage peer review of its flagship research journals.
AAS Publications Committee
The AAS Publications Committee works with the AAS Editor in Chief to oversee the policies, editorial personnel, and new initiatives of AAS publishing.