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On the final day of AAS 247, researchers described early signs of spiral galaxy structures, gravitational wave astronomy performed with pulsars, and measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations. aasnova.org/2026/01/10/a... #AAS247 🔭
AAS 247: Day 4
On the final day of AAS 247, researchers described early signs of spiral galaxy structures, gravitational wave astronomy performed with pulsars, and measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations.
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January 11, 2026 at 3:13 AM
On the final day of AAS 247, researchers described early signs of spiral galaxy structures, gravitational wave astronomy performed with pulsars, and measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations. aasnova.org/2026/01/10/a... #AAS247 🔭
On Day 3 of AAS 247: a record-breaking asteroid, a discussion of science policy, and a supernova that we might hear about again at AAS 367! aasnova.org/2026/01/08/a... #AAS247 @aas.org 🔭
AAS 247: Day 3
On Day 3 of AAS 247: a record-breaking asteroid, a discussion of science policy, and a supernova that we might hear about again at AAS 367!
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January 8, 2026 at 6:57 PM
On Day 3 of AAS 247: a record-breaking asteroid, a discussion of science policy, and a supernova that we might hear about again at AAS 367! aasnova.org/2026/01/08/a... #AAS247 @aas.org 🔭
A supernova movie 25 years in the making, a discussion of little red dots, the joy of an unplanned career, and more — all on Day 2 of #AAS247. aasnova.org/2026/01/07/a... @aas.org 🔭
AAS 247: Day 2
A supernova movie 25 years in the making, a discussion of little red dots, the joy of an unplanned career, and more — all on Day 2 of AAS 247.
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January 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A supernova movie 25 years in the making, a discussion of little red dots, the joy of an unplanned career, and more — all on Day 2 of #AAS247. aasnova.org/2026/01/07/a... @aas.org 🔭
Day 1 of AAS 247: brown dwarfs, starburst galaxies, missions to asteroids, and more! aasnova.org/2026/01/06/a... #AAS247 @aas.org
AAS 247: Day 1
Day 1 of AAS 247: brown dwarfs, starburst galaxies, missions to asteroids, and more!
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January 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Day 1 of AAS 247: brown dwarfs, starburst galaxies, missions to asteroids, and more! aasnova.org/2026/01/06/a... #AAS247 @aas.org
Welcome to the 247th AAS meeting in Phoenix, AZ! Here’s an overview of some of the education and outreach sessions you might want to check out at the meeting. aasnova.org/2026/01/05/a... #AAS247 🔭
AAS 247: Welcome!
Welcome to the 247th AAS meeting in Phoenix, AZ! Here's an overview of some of the education and outreach sessions you might want to check out at the meeting.
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January 5, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Welcome to the 247th AAS meeting in Phoenix, AZ! Here’s an overview of some of the education and outreach sessions you might want to check out at the meeting. aasnova.org/2026/01/05/a... #AAS247 🔭
AAS Publishing will be attending the upcoming AAS meeting in Phoenix. Here’s where you can find the publishing team during the conference. aasnova.org/2026/01/02/a... #AAS247 🔭
AAS Publishing at AAS 247 in Phoenix
AAS Publishing will be attending the upcoming AAS meeting in Phoenix. Here's where you can find the publishing team during the conference.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:10 PM
AAS Publishing will be attending the upcoming AAS meeting in Phoenix. Here’s where you can find the publishing team during the conference. aasnova.org/2026/01/02/a... #AAS247 🔭
Explore the most popular topics on AAS Nova in 2025 — from nearby rocky planets to distant little red dots. aasnova.org/2025/12/31/l... 🔭🧪
Looking Back on Astronomy in 2025 with AAS Nova
Explore the most popular topics on AAS Nova in 2025 — from nearby rocky planets to distant little red dots.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Explore the most popular topics on AAS Nova in 2025 — from nearby rocky planets to distant little red dots. aasnova.org/2025/12/31/l... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: Researchers explored the reaches of humanity’s technological signatures to determine if intelligent life like that on Earth could detect Earth. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2025/12/30/s...
Selections from 2025: Could Earth Detect Earth?
Researchers explored the reaches of humanity's technological signatures to determine if intelligent life like that on Earth could detect Earth.
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December 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Selections from 2025: Researchers explored the reaches of humanity’s technological signatures to determine if intelligent life like that on Earth could detect Earth. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2025/12/30/s...
Selections from 2025: Astronomers have traced a bright, seemingly one-off fast radio burst to a galaxy 130 million light-years away. aasnova.org/2025/12/29/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: Pinpointing a Bright Fast Radio Burst with CHIME
Astronomers have traced a bright, seemingly one-off fast radio burst to a galaxy 130 million light-years away.
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December 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Selections from 2025: Astronomers have traced a bright, seemingly one-off fast radio burst to a galaxy 130 million light-years away. aasnova.org/2025/12/29/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: What did JWST see when it examined TRAPPIST-1e, a nearby habitable-zone exoplanet orbiting a cool red star? aasnova.org/2025/12/26/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: JWST Searches for an Atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e
What did JWST see when it examined TRAPPIST-1e, a nearby habitable-zone exoplanet orbiting a cool red star?
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December 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Selections from 2025: What did JWST see when it examined TRAPPIST-1e, a nearby habitable-zone exoplanet orbiting a cool red star? aasnova.org/2025/12/26/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: Researchers discovered a record-breaking giant nine-ringed galaxy that provides critical insight into galaxy formation and evolution. aasnova.org/2025/12/23/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: The Nine-Ringed Bullseye Galaxy
Researchers discovered a record-breaking giant nine-ringed galaxy that provides critical insight into galaxy formation and evolution.
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December 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Selections from 2025: Researchers discovered a record-breaking giant nine-ringed galaxy that provides critical insight into galaxy formation and evolution. aasnova.org/2025/12/23/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: Researchers used an airborne telescope to find out more about the origins of massive stars in our galaxy. aasnova.org/2025/12/22/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: The Formation of Massive Stars
Researchers used an airborne telescope to find out more about the origins of massive stars in our galaxy.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Selections from 2025: Researchers used an airborne telescope to find out more about the origins of massive stars in our galaxy. aasnova.org/2025/12/22/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: With immense amounts of data headed our way from ground-based facilities like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, new methods are needed to rapidly and effectively process high-resolution images. aasnova.org/2025/12/19/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: A New Way to Combine Ground-Based Images
With immense amounts of data headed our way from ground-based facilities like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, new methods are needed to rapidly and effectively process high-resolution images.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Selections from 2025: With immense amounts of data headed our way from ground-based facilities like the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, new methods are needed to rapidly and effectively process high-resolution images. aasnova.org/2025/12/19/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: During the exceptionally deep solar minimum of 2008, researchers thought the Sun might be entering a prolonged period of low solar activity — but the Sun had other plans. aasnova.org/2025/12/18/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: The Sun Changed Course in 2008
During the exceptionally deep solar minimum of 2008, researchers thought the Sun might be entering a prolonged period of low solar activity — but the Sun had other plans.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Selections from 2025: During the exceptionally deep solar minimum of 2008, researchers thought the Sun might be entering a prolonged period of low solar activity — but the Sun had other plans. aasnova.org/2025/12/18/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: FRB 20240209A is the only known repeating fast radio burst to come from a quiescent galaxy. aasnova.org/2025/12/17/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: A Repeating Fast Radio Burst in a Quiescent Galaxy
The repeating fast radio burst source FRB 20240209A is the only known repeating burst to come from a quiescent galaxy.
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December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Selections from 2025: FRB 20240209A is the only known repeating fast radio burst to come from a quiescent galaxy. aasnova.org/2025/12/17/s... 🔭🧪
SN 2023ixf is the closest supernova in a decade. Did researchers detect gravitational waves from the explosion? aasnova.org/2025/12/16/s... 🔭🧪 @ligo.org
Selections from 2025: A Search for Gravitational Waves from SN 2023ixf
SN 2023ixf is the closest supernova in a decade. Did researchers detect gravitational waves from the explosion?
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December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
SN 2023ixf is the closest supernova in a decade. Did researchers detect gravitational waves from the explosion? aasnova.org/2025/12/16/s... 🔭🧪 @ligo.org
The third interstellar object to enter our solar system, 3I/ATLAS, is without a doubt one of the most fascinating astronomical discoveries of this year. aasnova.org/2025/12/15/s... 🔭🧪
Selections from 2025: Hubble Observes 3I/ATLAS
The third interstellar object to enter our solar system, 3I/ATLAS, is without a doubt one of the most fascinating astronomical discoveries of this year.
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December 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
The third interstellar object to enter our solar system, 3I/ATLAS, is without a doubt one of the most fascinating astronomical discoveries of this year. aasnova.org/2025/12/15/s... 🔭🧪
A recent study with JWST has unveiled how a reionization-era quasar has suppressed star formation in its galactic neighbors. 🧪🔭 aasnova.org/2025/12/12/i...
December 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A recent study with JWST has unveiled how a reionization-era quasar has suppressed star formation in its galactic neighbors. 🧪🔭 aasnova.org/2025/12/12/i...
Could one-off and repeating fast radio bursts both arise from magnetars? Researchers examine the possibility. aasnova.org/2025/12/10/a... 🔭🧪
A Unified Explanation for Fast Radio Bursts
Researchers examine the possibility that one-off and repeating fast radio bursts could both arise from magnetars.
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December 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Could one-off and repeating fast radio bursts both arise from magnetars? Researchers examine the possibility. aasnova.org/2025/12/10/a... 🔭🧪
Joe Williams reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the Fomalhaut debris disk, which is well studied but may contain a hidden planet we haven’t seen yet. aasnova.org/2025/12/09/m... 🔭
Michelangelo in Space: A Planet Carving the Fomalhaut Debris Disk?
Astrobites reports on the Fomalhaut debris disk, which is well studied but may contain a hidden planet we haven’t seen yet.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Joe Williams reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the Fomalhaut debris disk, which is well studied but may contain a hidden planet we haven’t seen yet. aasnova.org/2025/12/09/m... 🔭
An ongoing survey aims to detect bursts of radio emission associated with flares and coronal mass ejections from young Sun-like stars. aasnova.org/2025/12/08/f... 🔭🧪
Featured Image: Studying the Space Weather of Young Suns
An ongoing survey aims to detect bursts of radio emission associated with flares and coronal mass ejections from young Sun-like stars.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
An ongoing survey aims to detect bursts of radio emission associated with flares and coronal mass ejections from young Sun-like stars. aasnova.org/2025/12/08/f... 🔭🧪
AT2024wpp is the most powerful fast blue optical transient spotted so far. What do extensive X-ray and radio observations tell us about this event? aasnova.org/2025/12/05/i... 🔭🧪
Investigating the Most Luminous Known Fast Blue Optical Transient
AT2024wpp is the most powerful fast blue optical transient spotted so far. What do extensive X-ray and radio observations tell us about this event?
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December 5, 2025 at 5:07 PM
AT2024wpp is the most powerful fast blue optical transient spotted so far. What do extensive X-ray and radio observations tell us about this event? aasnova.org/2025/12/05/i... 🔭🧪
Researchers show how preferential accretion in a merging pair of supermassive black holes can explain the unexpectedly large amplitude of the gravitational wave background. aasnova.org/2025/12/03/b... 🔭🧪
Boosting the Gravitational Wave Background
Researchers show how preferential accretion in a merging pair of supermassive black holes can explain the unexpectedly large amplitude of the gravitational wave background.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Researchers show how preferential accretion in a merging pair of supermassive black holes can explain the unexpectedly large amplitude of the gravitational wave background. aasnova.org/2025/12/03/b... 🔭🧪
Ryan White reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on simulations that explore whether a baby neutron star repeatedly diving into the envelope of its inflated companion star could be the cause of bumpy supernova light curves. aasnova.org/2025/12/02/b... 🔭
Bumpy Road Ahead: Can Binary Interactions Make Supernovae Periodically Brighter?
Astrobites reports on simulations that explore whether a baby neutron star repeatedly diving into the envelope of its inflated companion star could be the cause of bumpy supernova light curves.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ryan White reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on simulations that explore whether a baby neutron star repeatedly diving into the envelope of its inflated companion star could be the cause of bumpy supernova light curves. aasnova.org/2025/12/02/b... 🔭
Researchers have investigated how solar flares might signal that they’re about to occur and whether they’ll be accompanied by an explosion of plasma. aasnova.org/2025/12/01/h... 🔭🧪
How Solar Flares Hint That They’re About to Happen
Researchers have investigated how solar flares might signal that they're about to occur and whether they'll be accompanied by an explosion of plasma.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Researchers have investigated how solar flares might signal that they’re about to occur and whether they’ll be accompanied by an explosion of plasma. aasnova.org/2025/12/01/h... 🔭🧪