The April Fools Paper Review Process – 2025
There is a tradition in Astronomy to post silly science papers to the arXiv on Aprils Fools day. We’ve collected them all for 2025 and provided some “peer review”.
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Shouleh Nikzad
Today we interview Dr. Shouleh Nikzad, one of the plenary speakers, about her work at JPL on UV technology development and her journey to being the Science Division Manager and JPLE Fellow.
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Hello 2025! What’s up for the New Year?
Amid grand fireworks displays around the globe, as the world ushers in yet another round trip around the Sun, many landmark milestones and exciting events are lined up in astronomy and space exploration in 2025. Today’s bite summarizes what to expect for this year.
Pluto gets revenge: A solar system of minor planets
This bite summarizes results from a recent study that explores the possibilities of the formation of planetary systems composed solely of minor planets.
Star alignment and a Planet’s origin: Case of HIP 65426
Today’s paper analyses the orbital architecture of JWST’s first directly imaged exoplanet using time-series photometry data from TESS