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We’re Going to Steal the Moon (For Gravitational Waves)
The authors of today’s bite explore how lunar mountains and crust can act as the perfect detector for detecting ripples in spacetime.
Guest: Re‑envisioning Galaxy Morphology with Sparse Autoencoders
Euclid is delivering millions of galaxy images, far too many for humans to classify by hand. A new approach uses sparse autoencoders to uncover the hidden morphological features inside deep learning models, revealing both familiar structures and entirely new ones.
They Grow Up So Fast: Meet The Youngest Confirmed RR Lyrae Variable Star
Astronomers have discovered an RR Lyrae variable star inside an open cluster for the first time! But this oddball star just might end up challenging our understanding of how RR Lyraes evolve.
Where Did All This Dust Come From?
How did our galaxies get so dusty so fast? Come with us today to do some early-epoch spring cleaning.
The “Rhythm” of the Interstellar Medium
How does the gas in galaxies keep pace with star formation?
Shining a Light on the Shadowy Movements in Saturn’s Rings
Much is still unknown about how Saturn’s rings came to be, but today’s authors shed some light on the structure by looking right into the darkness…
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Andrew Vanderburg
Today we interview Dr. Andrew Vanderburg, who is a professor at Harvard University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Prof Marcia Rieke
Today, we interview Prof Marcia Rieke, one of the founding mothers of infrared atronomy, the winner of 2025 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Prof Raja GuhaThakurta
Today, we interview Prof Raja GuhaThakurta, distinguished professor at UCSC, founder of SIP and CrEST and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Brett McGuire
Today we interview astrochemist and professor at MIT, Dr. Brett McGuire, for his Helen B. Warner Prize Lecture at #AAS243!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Stephen Taylor
Today we interview astrophysicist Stephen Taylor for his plenary talk at #AAS243!
The Rainbow Village at AAS: Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar and AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy
Today’s article highlights Dra. Nicole Cabrera Salazar, co-chair of the AAS Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) and co-organizer of the Rainbow Village at AAS!