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Astrobites reports on the star-forming histories of early galaxies and galaxies that form their stars in bursts interspersed with lulls. Are you considering submitting a paper to an AAS journal? There’s a new tool available now to help you prepare your manuscript. What caused this strange red transient that’s too brigh

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aasnova.org > 09/09/2026 > when-bright-spots-go-dark

When Bright Spots Go Dark

5+ day, 7+ min ago   (346+ words) Light and dark regions speckle the Sun and other stars, complicating the interpretation of exoplanet transmission spectra. New modeling suggests that faculae — bright areas on the visible surface of the Sun — appear dark on cooler stars, adding a new wrinkle…...

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aasnova.org > 09/02/2026 > primordial-planetesimals-from-the-guts-of-population-iii-stars

Primordial Planetesimals from the Guts of Population III Stars

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (179+ words) While previous investigations of planet formation across the universe’s history suggest that planets trickled into the picture, a recent study has found that primordial planetesimals could have formed much earlier from the insides of the first stars in the universe....

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aasnova.org > 08/31/2026 > featured-image-a-pulsar-in-a-nebula-in-a-supernova-remnant

Featured Image: A Pulsar in a Nebula in a Supernova Remnant

2+ week, 56+ min ago   (259+ words) AAS Nova When a massive star collapses, the subsequent supernova can leave behind the star’s condensed core in the form of a neutron star Some neutron stars are also pulsars, which rotate at incredible speeds, emit beamed radio emission,…...