Astronomy in Focus XXXII

Presents selected contributions from the 12 Focus Meetings included during the XXXII IAU General Assembly in Cape Town, 2024.

Astronomy in Focus presents selected contributions from the 12 Focus Meetings held during the XXXII General Assembly in Cape Town, 2024. They promote cross-disciplinary interactions in a new scientific area or an emerging field that is not well represented in the IAU's existing Commission structure.Astronomy in Focus presents selected contributions from the scientific Focus Meetings chosen to be held at IAU General Assemblies. This edition is for the XXXII General Assembly held in Cape Town, 6–15 August 2024. Focus Meetings are proposed by groups of scientists with an aim to promote cross-disciplinary interactions while maintaining a well-defined focus on a particular topic. They often address a new scientific area or an emerging field. At the IAU XXXII General Assembly, twelve Focus Meetings complemented the scientific program of six Symposia that are published separately. The Focus Meetings represented here include discussions of techniques (radio, optical, computational), objects (small Solar-System bodies, late-stage stellar systems, galaxies, gamma-ray sources), processes (gas emission, solar and stellar dynamos), and education (using remote observing facilities).