Meet the AAS 248 Plenary Speakers: Dr. Carolyn Kierans
Meet Dr. Carolyn Kierans: 2025 HEAD Early Career Prize winner and the astrophysicist chasing the antimatter at the center of our galaxy.
Meet the AAS 248 Plenary Speakers: Dr. Esra Bulbul
Meet Dr. Esra Bulbul: 2025 HEAD Mid-Career Prize winner, X-ray cosmologist, and the scientist mapping galaxy clusters to uncover the nature of dark energy.
Meet the AAS 248 Plenary Speakers: Dr. Sanmi Koyejo
Meet Dr. Sanmi Koyejo: Stanford computer scientist, AI researcher, and AAS plenary speaker working to make artificial intelligence a more trustworthy partner in scientific discovery.
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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.
In to the Multiverse (of opinions): Do Physicists Actually Agree About the Universe?
Scientists recently conducted a survey to determine the community’s consensus on the Universe. The Big Mysteries Survey reveals an interesting insight into what Physics’ brightest minds think about its biggest problems . This does not make Physics look weak. It makes physics look human. Perhaps that is the point. The frontier of physics is not a courtroom verdict. It is a living argument.
A Guide to Writing Your First Referee Report
The email asking you to referee your first paper is coming. Here’s a practical, step-by-step guide for that exact moment, built from the AAS peer review workshop.