Highlights from AAS Nova: 1-14 May 2016
Susanna Kohler American Astronomical Society (AAS)
AAS Nova provides brief highlights of recently published articles from the AAS journals, i.e., The Astronomical Journal (AJ) and The Astrophysical Journal (ApJ), ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements. 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 the AAS Nova webpage for more posts.
13 May 2016
Featured Image: A Bubble Triggering Star Formation
The expanding bubble captured in this infrared image is triggering star-formation as it passes.
11 May 2016
A New Way to Confirm Planet Candidates
Why is the recent Kepler press conference such a big deal? Not only are there over a thousand newly confirmed planets, but we have a new way to confirm them!
9 May 2016
Giant Impacts on Earth-Like Worlds
A recent study examines whether our planet’s history of giant impacts is typical for Earth-like worlds.
6 May 2016
Predicting Major Solar Eruptions
Can we predict which solar flares will be followed by larger-scale coronal mass ejections?
4 May 2016
An Active Black Hole in a Compact Dwarf
There’s a new addition to the galaxy zoo: a small, compact, and old elliptical galaxy that shows signs of a monster black hole actively accreting material in its center.
2 May 2016
Record-Breaking Eclipsing Binary
The new record holder for longest-period eclipsing binary is TYC-2505-672-1, an unusual system in which the companion star may be shrouded by a circumstellar disk.