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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.…
AAS Publication Support Fund Process Change
In response to feedback from authors, AAS journals will now adjudicate requests for publication support when a manuscript is submitted, rather than waiting until a manuscript is accepted as was done previously. Under the new processing workflow, the Editor in Chief will review requests within one week of the submission…
Editorial on New Authorship Contribution Section
In this editorial published in the Bulletin of the AAS, AAS Journals Editor in Chief Ethan Vishniac describes the role of the new Authorship Contribution Section in AAS journal articles.
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AAS Nova Research Highlights
Black Hole Baby Photos: JWST and Chandra Observe M31-2014-DS1
Did the disappearance of a star in the Andromeda Galaxy signal the creation of a black hole? New infrared and X-ray data help to discern what remained after the star disappeared.
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Astronomers Hate Them! This Star Formation Ingredient Makes Clusters Look 300 Million Years Older
Astrobites reports on how astronomers are using JWST to figure out if star clusters are really as old as they seem.
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Ursa Major III/UNIONS 1: Dwarf Galaxy or Star Cluster?
Researchers investigate whether the Milky Way's smallest known satellite is a tiny dwarf galaxy or a star cluster.
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Monthly Roundup: Updates on Three Notable Transients
What's new with AT 2024wpp, GRB 250702B, and GW231123? Get updates on these three exceptional astrophysical transients in today's Monthly Roundup.
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