AAS 243 NRAO Press Announcement – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

New scientific results from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Very Large Array (VLA), and Green Bank Observatory (GBO) will be revealed at multiple press conferences during the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) from January 8-11, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The AAS meeting includes a series of press conferences based on a range of themes. Presentations will highlight new research, including new types of planet and star formation, and the accidental discovery of a primordial galaxy.

Press conferences will be held in person during the conference, and streamed live on the AAS Press Office Page.

Note: Each press conference consists of a panel of scientists presenting 4-5 unique scientific results. The number listed in parentheses indicates the order of presentation for the listed result.

All press conferences are listed and will occur in Central Time.

Monday, 8 January 2024, 10:15 am CT Dust, Clouds & Darkness

A Polarized Dust Ring in the Milky Ways Center Natalie Butterfield (NRAO) (1)

Mystery of Star Formation Revealed by Hearts of Molecular Clouds Jin Koda (Stony Brook University) & Amanda Lee (U.Mass. Amherst) (3)

The Dark Galaxy J0613+52 Karen ONeil (Green Bank Observatory) (4)

Monday, 9 January 2024, 2:15 pm CT High-Energy Phenomena and Their Origins

Evolution of Planetary Disk Structures Seen for the First Time Cheng-Han Hsieh (Yale University) (3)

Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 2:15 pm CT High-Energy Phenomena and Their Origins

Spatially-resolved spectroscopy of dual quasars at cosmic noon with JWST and ALMA Yuzo Ishikawa (Johns Hopkins University) (1)

Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 10:15 am CT

A New Census of Neutral Clouds in the Milky Ways Nuclear Wind Jay Lockman (Green Bank Observatory)

Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 2:15 pm CT Stars, Disks & Exoplanets

JWSTs New View of Beta Pictoris Suggests Recent Episodic Dust Production from an Eccentric, Inclined Secondary Debris Disk

Christopher Stark (NASA Goddard) (3)

Thursday, 11 January 2024, 2:15 pm CT Oddities in the Sky

The Smith Cloud: A Dust Bowl Barreling Through Our Galactic Halo Johanna Vazquez (Texas Christian University) (3)

For embargo access for members of the press, please contact Jill Malusky at jmalusky@nrao.edu or Corrina Jaramillo Feldman at cfeldman@nrao.edu.

NRAO Media Contacts

Corrina C. Jaramillo Feldman Public Information Officer New Mexico VLA, VLBA, ngVLA Tel: +1 505-366-7267 cfeldman@nrao.edu

Jill Malusky NRAO & GBO News & Public Information Manager Tel: +1 304-460-5608 jmalusky@nrao.edu

In addition to the press conferences, dozens of papers with new and ongoing science results from NRAO and GBO facilities will be presented during AAS 243 conference sessions. Highlights will be posted to the NRAO website, the GBO website, and social media.

About NRAO

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is a facility of the National Science Foundation, operated under a cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

About Green Bank Observatory

The Green Bank Observatory is a facility of the National Science Foundation and is operated by Associated Universities, Inc.

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AAS 243 NRAO Press Announcement - National Radio Astronomy Observatory