Astrophysics and Space Science - 2023 Astronomy Prize Awardees Collection

Astrophysics and Space Science is pleased to announce the 2023 edition of the Astronomy Prize Awardees Collection! Following on the footsteps of the 2022 edition, the initiative presents a list of original research and review papers from fellow awardees of prestigious prizes given by professional astronomical societies and organizations in 2023. The collection honors the research contributions of prominent early career and senior researchers in 2023, highlighting their achievements.

Instructions for authors can be found here.

The collection is ongoing, and the list of published papers can be found at this link. See below the individual announcements for each paper.

	Dr. Duncan Lorimer, Dr. Maura McLaughlin, and Dr. Matthew Bailes were jointly awarded the Shaw Prize in Astronomy in 2023, for the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs). Lorimer, D.R., McLaughlin, M.A. & Bailes, M. The discovery and significance of fast radio bursts. Astrophys Space Sci 369, 59 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-024-04322-6
	Dr. Irene De Blasi was awarded the 2022 IAU PhD Prize. De Blasi, I. Analytical methods in celestial mechanics: satellites’ stability and galactic billiards. Astrophys Space Sci 369, 52 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-024-04312-8
	Dr. Antoine Bédard was awarded the 2022 IAU PhD Prize. Bédard, A. The spectral evolution of white dwarfs: where do we stand?. Astrophys Space Sci 369, 43 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-024-04307-5
	Dr. Naira Azatyan was awarded the 2022 IAU PhD Prize. Azatyan, N. Search and study of young infrared stellar clusters. Astrophys Space Sci 369, 33 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-024-04298-3 Free access: https://rdcu.be/dKatZ
	Prof. Erik Høg was awarded the 2023 Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Astronomical Society Høg, E. A review of 70 years with astrometry. Astrophys Space Sci 369, 23 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-024-04285-8 Free Access: https://rdcu.be/dz333
	Prof. Renee M. Ludlam was awarded the 2023 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize in Astronomy. Ludlam, R.M. Reflecting on accretion in neutron star low-mass X-ray binaries. Astrophys Space Sci 369, 16 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-024-04281-y Free access: https://rdcu.be/dxDMX
	Prof. Matthew Caplan, one of the recipients of the 2023 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Caplan, M.E., Bellinger, E.P. & Santarelli, A.D. Is there a black hole in the center of the Sun?. Astrophys Space Sci 369, 8 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-024-04270-1
	Prof. Alessandra Celletti, recipient of the American Astronomical Society DDA’s (Division on Dynamical Astronomy) 2023 Dirk Brouwer Career Award Celletti, A. From infinite to finite time stability in Celestial Mechanics and Astrodynamics. Astrophys Space Sci 368, 106 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-023-04264-5 Free access: https://rdcu.be/dwqpz
	Dr. Dominic M. Bowman, recipient of the 2023 George Darwin Lectureship from the Royal Astronomical Society Bowman, D.M. Making waves in massive star asteroseismology. Astrophys Space Sci 368, 107 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10509-023-04262-7