Images

Featured Image: Evolution of a Cosmic Crab

See the famous Crab Nebula in a whole new way: researchers have mapped the 3D kinematic structure of the nebula and investigated a jet-like feature emerging from the expanding shell.

exoplanet system with three planets

A recent study has found that the observed mass–eccentricity relation of warm Jupiters can be explained by dynamical interactions between planets in these systems.

planetary nebula NGC 2022

Researchers investigate a planetary nebula in a star cluster in the Andromeda Galaxy — one of just a handful of known extragalactic planetary nebula–open cluster pairs.

zodiacal light
Astrobites

Dust Deal with It

Astrobites reports on why we might need a cosmic feather duster to see life on other worlds.

logo of the American Astronomical Society

We’re excited to welcome Alexia Kubas and Lucas Brown to the team as AAS Media Fellows for 2026–2027!

Uranus close-up

A recent study has used spectroscopy from JWST to decipher the source of carbon oxides on the four largest moons of Uranus.

solar faculae and sunspots imaged at 1400 Angstroms
Features

When Bright Spots Go Dark

New modeling tests a common assumption that’s important for interpreting exoplanet spectra: that stars of all spectral types exhibit bright magnetized regions called faculae.

illustration of a tidal disruption event

Astrobites reports on how synchrotron emission from thermal electrons could help to explain the behavior of certain tidal disruption events.

A photograph of Uranus against a black background.
Features

Who Needs Jupiter?

The original plan for an upcoming flagship mission to Uranus called for a slingshot around Jupiter. Now that the planet won’t be in the right position at launch time, the spacecraft will need to follow a different path.