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Mckenzie Ferrari reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the potential habitability of Teegarden’s Star b, a promising Earth-like planet. aasnova.org/2026/02/10/t... 🔭
Teegarden’s Star b: (Almost) Too Hot to Handle?
Astrobites reports on the potential habitability of Teegarden’s Star b, a promising Earth-like planet.
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February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Mckenzie Ferrari reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the potential habitability of Teegarden’s Star b, a promising Earth-like planet. aasnova.org/2026/02/10/t... 🔭
How has the Crab Nebula supernova remnant changed since the Hubble Space Telescope observed it in 1999–2000? aasnova.org/2026/02/09/f... 🔭🧪
Featured Image: Hubble Revisits the Crab Nebula
How has the Crab Nebula supernova remnant changed since the Hubble Space Telescope observed it in 1999–2000?
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February 9, 2026 at 5:18 PM
How has the Crab Nebula supernova remnant changed since the Hubble Space Telescope observed it in 1999–2000? aasnova.org/2026/02/09/f... 🔭🧪
A recent study looks to the nearest rubble-ridden systems for the potential origins of interstellar objects that have visited our solar system. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2026/02/06/w...
We Have Visitors: Interstellar Material from Nearby Debris Disks
A recent study looks to the nearest rubble-ridden systems for the potential origins of interstellar objects that have visited our solar system.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A recent study looks to the nearest rubble-ridden systems for the potential origins of interstellar objects that have visited our solar system. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2026/02/06/w...
The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time will detect an astonishing number of transients — including kilonovae from colliding neutron stars. aasnova.org/2026/02/04/h... 🔭🧪
How Many Kilonovae Will Rubin Observatory Help Us Spot?
The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time will detect an astonishing number of transients — including kilonovae from colliding neutron stars.
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February 4, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The upcoming Vera C. Rubin Observatory Legacy Survey of Space and Time will detect an astonishing number of transients — including kilonovae from colliding neutron stars. aasnova.org/2026/02/04/h... 🔭🧪
Ansh Gupta reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on RACS J0320−35, a quasar that appears to be breaking a cosmic limit by consuming matter faster than theory should allow. aasnova.org/2026/02/03/t... 🔭
The Winner of the Cosmic Speed-Eating Contest
Astrobites reports on RACS J0320−35, a quasar that appears to be breaking a cosmic limit by consuming matter faster than theory should allow.
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February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Ansh Gupta reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on RACS J0320−35, a quasar that appears to be breaking a cosmic limit by consuming matter faster than theory should allow. aasnova.org/2026/02/03/t... 🔭
New research suggests that the mysterious “little red dots” spotted in the early universe could be supermassive black holes birthed in the collapse of dark matter halos. aasnova.org/2026/02/02/a... 🔭🧪
A Dark Matter Origin for Little Red Dots
Researchers examine whether the black holes at the centers of little red dots could have been born in the collapse of dark matter halos.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
New research suggests that the mysterious “little red dots” spotted in the early universe could be supermassive black holes birthed in the collapse of dark matter halos. aasnova.org/2026/02/02/a... 🔭🧪
Researchers use an unlikely tool — distant beacons called quasars — to study the constant inflow and outflow of gas to and from our galaxy. aasnova.org/2026/01/30/f... 🔭🧪
Fueling Up: How Does the Milky Way Get Its Star-Forming Gas?
Researchers use an unlikely tool — distant beacons called quasars — to study the constant inflow and outflow of gas to and from our galaxy.
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January 30, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Researchers use an unlikely tool — distant beacons called quasars — to study the constant inflow and outflow of gas to and from our galaxy. aasnova.org/2026/01/30/f... 🔭🧪
The discovery of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was one of the top astronomy stories of 2025. Though the comet is now heading back to interstellar space, research into its properties and origins continues. aasnova.org/2026/01/28/m... 🔭🧪
Monthly Roundup: Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS
The discovery of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was one of the top astronomy stories of 2025. Though the comet is now heading back to interstellar space, research into its properties and origins continue...
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January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
The discovery of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was one of the top astronomy stories of 2025. Though the comet is now heading back to interstellar space, research into its properties and origins continues. aasnova.org/2026/01/28/m... 🔭🧪
William Smith reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on how active galactic nucleus disks might connect black holes across the mass spectrum, setting the stage for extreme-mass-ratio and intermediate-mass-ratio inspirals in the same system. aasnova.org/2026/01/27/t... 🔭
The Black Hole Meetup: EMRIs and IMRIs in the Same Active Galactic Nucleus Disk
Astrobites reports on how active galactic nucleus disks might connect black holes across the mass spectrum, setting the stage for extreme-mass-ratio and intermediate-mass-ratio inspirals in the same s...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
William Smith reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on how active galactic nucleus disks might connect black holes across the mass spectrum, setting the stage for extreme-mass-ratio and intermediate-mass-ratio inspirals in the same system. aasnova.org/2026/01/27/t... 🔭
Hubble has revealed new features in Dracula’s Chivito, the largest known protoplanetary disk. aasnova.org/2026/01/26/f... 🔭🧪
Featured Image: Hubble Samples a Dusty Cosmic Sandwich
Hubble has revealed new features in Dracula's Chivito, the largest known protoplanetary disk.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Hubble has revealed new features in Dracula’s Chivito, the largest known protoplanetary disk. aasnova.org/2026/01/26/f... 🔭🧪
A mountain top in the Arizona desert scattered with telescopes, the Kitt Peak National Observatory is home to cutting-edge research and cultural connections. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2026/01/23/g...
Getting a Peek of Kitt Peak National Observatory
A mountain top in the Arizona desert scattered with telescopes, the Kitt Peak National Observatory is home to cutting-edge research and cultural connections.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:03 PM
A mountain top in the Arizona desert scattered with telescopes, the Kitt Peak National Observatory is home to cutting-edge research and cultural connections. 🔭🧪 aasnova.org/2026/01/23/g...
Lasting multiple hours and featuring several bursts, GRB 250702B is a rare, powerful, and unusual gamma-ray burst. What do JWST observations tell us about the host galaxy and origins of this event? aasnova.org/2026/01/21/j... 🔭🧪
JWST Follows Up on a Rare Gamma-Ray Burst
Lasting multiple hours and featuring several bursts, GRB 250702B is a rare, powerful, and unusual gamma-ray burst. What do JWST observations tell us about the host galaxy and origins of this event?
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January 21, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Lasting multiple hours and featuring several bursts, GRB 250702B is a rare, powerful, and unusual gamma-ray burst. What do JWST observations tell us about the host galaxy and origins of this event? aasnova.org/2026/01/21/j... 🔭🧪
Kasper Zoellner reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on whether the low-density planets that keep popping up in our growing collection of exoplanets are really the water worlds that we imagine them to be. aasnova.org/2026/01/20/a... 🔭
Are Water Worlds Just Made of Soot?
Astrobites reports on whether the low-density planets that keep popping up in our growing collection of exoplanets are really the water worlds that we imagine them to be.
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January 20, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Kasper Zoellner reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on whether the low-density planets that keep popping up in our growing collection of exoplanets are really the water worlds that we imagine them to be. aasnova.org/2026/01/20/a... 🔭
New research suggests that ultra-long-period pulsars might begin their lives as massive stars in close binary systems. aasnova.org/2026/01/16/p... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 🔭🧪
Supernovae, Shocks, and Spindown: A Possible Origin Story for Ultra-Long-Period Pulsars
New research suggests that ultra-long-period pulsars might begin their lives as massive stars in close binary systems.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
New research suggests that ultra-long-period pulsars might begin their lives as massive stars in close binary systems. aasnova.org/2026/01/16/p... @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 🔭🧪
Though less destructive than coronal mass ejections, moderate space weather events like stream interaction regions can still cause geomagnetic storms. Researchers have used machine learning to investigate the drivers behind these events. aasnova.org/2026/01/14/w... 🔭🧪
When Winds Collide: Predicting the Effects of Stream Interaction Regions
Though less destructive than coronal mass ejections, moderate space weather events like stream interaction regions can still cause geomagnetic storms. Researchers have used machine learning to investi...
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January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Though less destructive than coronal mass ejections, moderate space weather events like stream interaction regions can still cause geomagnetic storms. Researchers have used machine learning to investigate the drivers behind these events. aasnova.org/2026/01/14/w... 🔭🧪
Ansh Gupta reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on how astronomers got a closer view of the distant and mysterious little red dots. aasnova.org/2026/01/13/a... 🔭
A Black Hole Egg That Forgot to Hatch
Astrobites reports on how astronomers got a closer view of the distant and mysterious little red dots.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Ansh Gupta reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on how astronomers got a closer view of the distant and mysterious little red dots. aasnova.org/2026/01/13/a... 🔭
The CANUCS survey brought five galaxy clusters into focus, painting a portrait of galactic life in the early universe. aasnova.org/2026/01/12/f... 🔭🧪
Featured Image: Galaxy Cluster in Technicolor
The CANUCS survey brought five galaxy clusters into focus, painting a portrait of galactic life in the early universe.
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January 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The CANUCS survey brought five galaxy clusters into focus, painting a portrait of galactic life in the early universe. aasnova.org/2026/01/12/f... 🔭🧪
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...