On September 1, the AAS announced that in 2022 its main astronomy journals will transition to an open access publication model. Why is this a big deal? Peter K. G. Williams explains how the AAS’s move relates to some of the big trends at play in the scholarly publishing industry.

In this research, we survey preferences in the astronomy and astrophysics community as they relate to the next decade of NASA. We elaborate on community preferences by presenting results on mission concepts, mission capabilities, and primary science.

Whitepaper #516 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: laboratory studies; life and prebiotic organics; planetary protection

Whitepaper #515 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: Mars; other: Technologies for Human Exploration; other science themes: Regolith and Subsurface Geology

Whitepaper #514 submitted to the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey 2023-2032. Topics: giant planets systems; ocean worlds; technology development