Announcements
Enter the Royal Society Publishing 2023 Photo Competition
27 June 2023
This annual competition, which includes an astronomy category, celebrates the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for entries: 18 August.
Congratulations to the AAS 242 Chambliss Student Award Winners
27 Jun 2023
The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards from the 242nd AAS meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in June 2023. Congratulations, all!
Announcement of Opportunity: AAS-EPD Mini-Grant Applications Due 27 July
27 Jun 2023
Apply now to the AAS Education & Professional Development (AAS-EPD) Mini-Grant Program! Funds will support education and professional development activities for AAS members. Proposals are due 27 July 2023.
The NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program: Applications Welcome!
27 Jun 2023
The application for the NASA/IPAC Teacher Archive Research Program for the 2024 class is now available and due on Monday, 11 September 2023.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 11-24 June 2023
26 Jun 2023
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Spectrum: Empowering Equitable Excellence
26 Jun 2023
In this Education Committee Blog post, guest author Natasha Latouf writes about Spectrum, a student-led organization that offers mentorship training to improve astronomy mentorship for underrepresented minority students.
A Letter to the Congressional Appropriations Leadership
13 Jun 2023
In response to a possible cut for non-defense funding, the AAS sent out a letter to the leadership of the congressional appropriations in support of NASA and NSF funding.
June 2023 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
13 Jun 2023
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The June 2023 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
AAS Publishing Introduces #BlackSpaceWeek2023 Video Series
13 Jun 2023
AAS Publishing is launching a special series of AAS Journal Author video chats in collaboration with Black in Astro for BlackSpaceWeek to highlight the work of several incredible Black astronomers.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 21 May - 10 June 2023
12 Jun 2023
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Open Call for Observing Time at the Nordic Optical Telescope
7 Jun 2023
The Nordic Optical Telescope is a modern 2.6-m optical/IR telescope, located at the highest site of the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory. The open call for observing time is open to anyone from anywhere.
Citation Ethics in Publishing
5 Jun 2023
In this post, the AAS Code of Ethics Committee and Publications Committee representatives summarize the issues regarding the ethics of citations in scientific literature and illuminate the complexity of the topic.
Solar Physics Division Names Recipients of 2023 Popular Media Awards
31 May 2023
The AAS Solar Physics Division has announced the winners of its 2023 science-writing awards.
LAD Awards 2023 Dissertation Prize to Katarina Yocum
31 May 2023
The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division is honoring Katarina Yocum for her PhD thesis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, The Development and Application of SubLIME: Sublimation of Laboratory Ices Millimeter...
AAS Members Honored with 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy
30 May 2023
The $1.2 million Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2023 is shared equally by Matthew Bailes and AAS members Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin for the discovery of fast radio bursts.