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Black Space Week 2026: BiA Highlights for AAS
As part of Black Space Week 2026, Astrobites is highlighting members of the Black in Astro community who will be presenting at the 248th AAS meeting starting next week! If you’ll be attending, we encourage you to check out the presentation below.
EXCELlent Work, Detectives! Solving the Murder of Star Formation in Galaxies with JWST
Who killed star formation in massive elliptical galaxies 8 billion years ago? The EXCELS survey uses JWST to find out!
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[Guest post] The Secret Life of sub-Neptunes and super-Earths
There’s a puzzling gap in the distribution of exoplanet sizes. Today’s paper explores the role of photoevaporation and core composition on the formation of the radius valley.
Black hole accretion? More like, can I get a-reason this X-ray binary looks like that?
Black hole accretion must be SANE or MAD, right? Maybe not…read to learn more!
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[Guest post] Inviting dimmer cousins to the party
Are fainter galaxies really different than brighter ones? This study reveals that, despite being dimmer, low surface brightness galaxies obey the same fundamental laws of galaxy formation, offering new clues about how galaxies and dark matter halos evolve.
How Far Can We See? The Limits of Planet Hunting
There’s a hard physical limit on spotting a planet next to its blinding star. However, it turns out today’s telescopes aren’t hitting it. New work maps out exactly how close in we could still detect the faint, Earth-like worlds we want to find the most.
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
From Exhibits to Proposals: Kim Burtnyk on Scientific Communication
Kim Burtnyk shares her journey into science communication, her work as techincal writer and editor at LIGO Lab, and advice for aspiring communicators.
What’s the (Lagrange) point?
There are a few locations in the solar system where the push and pull of gravity mellows out and you can orbit in (relative) peace. Read all about these islands of tranquility we call Lagrange points!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Xavier Siemens
Today we interview Prof Xavier Siemens, Professor at Oregon State University. He and his colleague, Maura McLaughlin, will accept the Bruno Rossi Prize on behalf of the NANOGrav Collaboration at #AAS247.
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. John Peacock
We interview the RAS Gold Medal Lecturer for AAS244, Prof. John Peacock!
Demystifying the Faculty Hiring Process
So how exactly does one get a faculty job? We discuss the actual process of the the faculty job hunt and all that it entails.
The Rainbow Village at AAS: An Astrobites Recap
The Rainbow Village at AAS provided a gathering place for people of color in astronomy at the recent AAS meeting in New Orleans. Today’s post looks back at how things went, and where the concept will go in the future!