@PASPJournal

Publishing original research in astronomy & astrophysics since 1889. Currently led by Editor-in-Chief @jeffreygmangum Tweets from the EIC are signed – JGM

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal describes the production of White Dwarf debris disks from planetary collisions and Poynting-Robertson drag. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Schematic depiction of this paradigm for debris disk formation around white dwarfs. From Adams & Batygin (2026).

ALT Schematic depiction of this paradigm for debris disk formation around white dwarfs. From Adams & Batygin (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal describes the calibration of the Next Generation Palomar Spectrograph (NGPS) as a stellar speedometer. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Normalized spectra in the U, G, R, and I channels of an example RV standard star observed with the 0. 5 slit. From Nagarajan & El-Badry (2026).

ALT Normalized spectra in the U, G, R, and I channels of an example RV standard star observed with the 0. 5 slit. From Nagarajan & El-Badry (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal describes the capabilities of the Lazuli Space Observatory for time-domain and multi-messenger astronomical studies. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Kilonova lightcurves as expected from a full end-to-end simulation of GW events in O5 and their physics-motivated KN models. From Wevers etal (2026).

ALT Kilonova lightcurves as expected from a full end-to-end simulation of GW events in O5 and their physics-motivated KN models. From Wevers etal (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal describes the complete modernization of the Telescope Control System for the Palomar 200-inch Hale Telescope. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Software architecture of the P200 TCS, showing the relationship between the Power PMAC real-time layer (RTICPLC, BGCPLCs, servo/phase tasks), the EtherCAT bus, and the command server user interface layer. From Baker etal (2026).

ALT Software architecture of the P200 TCS, showing the relationship between the Power PMAC real-time layer (RTICPLC, BGCPLCs, servo/phase tasks), the EtherCAT bus, and the command server user interface layer. From Baker etal (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal presents an analysis of the predicted properties of the Moon impactor 2025-010D, a Falcon 9 upper stage rocket component predicted to have impacted the lunar farside on 2026 August 5th. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Impact location prediction for four different trajectory solutions including the 3-sigma uncertainties in the predictions. From Campbell etal (2026).

ALT Impact location prediction for four different trajectory solutions including the 3-sigma uncertainties in the predictions. From Campbell etal (2026).

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In a recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal simulations of the convection in Red Supergiant stars within a common envelope binary evolutionary model that incorporates the impact of wobbling jets are presented. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
The density and velocity map in the orbital plane z=0 used in this study for cases with an RSG stellar model with energy deposition that mimics the nuclear energy production of the star, for the time t =8.8 yr (from Schreier et al. 2026). From Hillel, Schreier and Soker (2026).

ALT The density and velocity map in the orbital plane z=0 used in this study for cases with an RSG stellar model with energy deposition that mimics the nuclear energy production of the star, for the time t =8.8 yr (from Schreier et al. 2026). From Hillel, Schreier and Soker (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal introduces the exoVetter Python package that produces vetting metrics and visualizations to evaluate transiting exoplanet signals found in high-cadence time-series photometry. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Distributions of the chosen vetting metrics for the federated transit-like KOI reference events, not federated transit-like KOI reference events, and no-KOI control populations. From Dallas etal (2026)

ALT Distributions of the chosen vetting metrics for the federated transit-like KOI reference events, not federated transit-like KOI reference events, and no-KOI control populations. From Dallas etal (2026)

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal introduces the Phantom Zernike Wavefront Sensor, an engineered reference extension of phase-contrast wavefront sensing speckle measurements. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
One core preserving realization of the phantom ZWFS concept. From Courtney-Barrer (2026).

ALT One core preserving realization of the phantom ZWFS concept. From Courtney-Barrer (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal studies the limits on eccentricity excitation by tidally enhanced mass loss in Wolf-Rayet binary stars. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Tidal eccentricity timescale in representative Wolf-Rayet systems. From Frohlich and Regaly (2026).

ALT Tidal eccentricity timescale in representative Wolf-Rayet systems. From Frohlich and Regaly (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal describes the on-orbit calibration of the image artifact correction for the PolCam polarimetric camera on Danuri, South Korea's first lunar orbiter. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Example of severe smear artifacts observed near the Marius B crater at a phase angle of ∼105°. From Baek etal (2026).

ALT Example of severe smear artifacts observed near the Marius B crater at a phase angle of ∼105°. From Baek etal (2026).

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A recent open-access conference summary published in @PASPJournal provides an overview of the current physics and chemistry of N- and O-bearing species in the interstellar medium inspired by discussions at the August 2025 Lorentz Center workshop. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Two examples of O- and N-bearing iCOMs dichotomy. From Bouvier, Enrique-Romero and De Simone (2026).

ALT Two examples of O- and N-bearing iCOMs dichotomy. From Bouvier, Enrique-Romero and De Simone (2026).

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A recent article published in @PASPJournal presents a demonstration of the time-domain capabilities of the 4m International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) with an early census of transient and variable detections. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
From left to right in each panel: science, reference, and difference image cutouts of three ILMT-discovered transient candidates. From Pranshu etal (2026)

ALT From left to right in each panel: science, reference, and difference image cutouts of three ILMT-discovered transient candidates. From Pranshu etal (2026)

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In a recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal an assessment and analysis of the reliability of zodiacal background models at small solar elongations is presented. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Comparison of DIRBE-based model predictions at solar elongations of 30 and 45 degrees at 8 micron. From Kiss etal (2026).

ALT Comparison of DIRBE-based model predictions at solar elongations of 30 and 45 degrees at 8 micron. From Kiss etal (2026).

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A recent article published in @PASPJournal describes a sky-validated Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA)-fed GPU FX correlator for the Qilu University Explorer Survey Telescope (QUEST). iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Reconfigurable real-time backend data flow, with the implemented PFB response shown as an inset. From Ding etal (2026).

ALT Reconfigurable real-time backend data flow, with the implemented PFB response shown as an inset. From Ding etal (2026).

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A recent article published in @PASPJournal presents an auditing analysis of early excesses in Type Ia supernova forced photometry. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Pre-event false-trigger rates before and after empirical extra-scatter calibration. From Mirzaqulov, Turaev & Ehgamberdiev (2026)

ALT Pre-event false-trigger rates before and after empirical extra-scatter calibration. From Mirzaqulov, Turaev & Ehgamberdiev (2026)

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal presents an analysis of the astrophysical properties of 14 understudied open clusters from Gaia DR3. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Bayesian parameter estimation results for the representative cluster Pismis 18. From Koc etal (2026).

ALT Bayesian parameter estimation results for the representative cluster Pismis 18. From Koc etal (2026).

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A recent article published in @PASPJournal presents an error compensation algorithm for cooperative switching of multiple read heads in segmented arc grating encoders on large-aperture astronomical telescopes. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Distribution of multiple read heads on the azimuth and altitude axes of the proposed 14.5m optical-infrared telescope FORT. From Deng etal (2026).

ALT Distribution of multiple read heads on the azimuth and altitude axes of the proposed 14.5m optical-infrared telescope FORT. From Deng etal (2026).

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A recent article published in @PASPJournal presents a reliability-audited Jeans model comparison of the constraints on extended non-luminous mass profiles in Galactic globular clusters. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Kinematic-channel coverage for the 15-cluster sample analyzed. From Turaev, Nuritdinov & Yuldoshev (2026).

ALT Kinematic-channel coverage for the 15-cluster sample analyzed. From Turaev, Nuritdinov & Yuldoshev (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal presents a catalog of maser pointing calibrators for the Korean VLBI Network. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
Sky distribution of maser pointing calibrators for the KVN shown in Galactic coordinates using an Aitoff projection. From Kim etal (2026).

ALT Sky distribution of maser pointing calibrators for the KVN shown in Galactic coordinates using an Aitoff projection. From Kim etal (2026).

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A recent open-access article published in @PASPJournal analyzes how a 3.5-times enhancement in Super-Jupiter recovery with Saturn-like periods can be attained with a critical radial velocity measurement. iopscience.iop.org/article/1…. -JGM
The outcomes of the Octofitter runs without (left) and with (right) the critical RV on synthetic system 23, whose planet has P=8113.4 days and Mpl=4.46 MJ and which was selected as a clear demonstration of the effect of including a critical RV on accurate and precise planet recovery. From Tagliavia & Weiss (2026).

ALT The outcomes of the Octofitter runs without (left) and with (right) the critical RV on synthetic system 23, whose planet has P=8113.4 days and Mpl=4.46 MJ and which was selected as a clear demonstration of the effect of including a critical RV on accurate and precise planet recovery. From Tagliavia & Weiss (2026).

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