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This Month in Astronomical History: May 2023
2 May 2023
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Tom English writes about the solar eclipse of 1900.
An Interview with AAS President-Elect Dara Norman
26 Apr 2023
Ashley Walker sat down with AAS President-Elect Dara Norman to discuss the path that led her to astronomy, the mentors who influenced her, and what she aims to accomplish during her term as AAS president.
Nominations Open Soon for 2024 AAS Prizes
26 Apr 2023
Nominations for AAS prizes and honors will open soon, with a deadline of 30 June. Self-nominations are allowed. Nominators will encounter a process that has changed significantly. Here's what has changed, and why.
Available Now: Sky & Telescope Subscription for Institutions
26 Apr 2023
An institutional subscription provides unlimited access to Sky & Telescope for authorized users, staff, and students. Contact your institution’s library to request that they obtain an institutional subscription to S&T!
Open Science at AAS Summer Meeting 2023!
11 May 2023
Join NASA, NSF, and AAS Publishing for an exciting Meeting-in-a-Meeting at AAS 242 to discuss success stories and challenges of open science in the astronomical sciences.
Introducing the New John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow
25 Apr 2023
Meet our new John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow Yaswant Devarakonda. In this article, Yaswant describes his path to science advocacy and his hopes for the future of the field.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 9-22 April 2023
24 Apr 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.
Habitable Worlds Observatory START and Virtual Town Hall
20 Apr 2023
NASA is soliciting self-nominations from interested individuals to participate as members of the Science, Technology, Architecture Review Team (START) for the Habitable Worlds Observatory.
AAS Members Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
20 Apr 2023
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced the election of 269 new members, including four AAS members.
AAS Names Daniel Scolnic as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer for 242nd Meeting
19 Apr 2023
At our June 2023 meeting in Albuquerque, the Kavli lecture will be given by Daniel Scolnic of Duke University on the work of the Pantheon+SH0ES teams, which have made the leading measurements of the current expansion...
ALMA Cycle 10 Call for Proposals
18 Apr 2023
Proposals for scientific observations to be made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array from October 2023 to September 2024 are due by 15:00 UTC (11:00 am ET) on Wednesday, 10 May.
Drawing on History
25 Apr 2023
In this Education Committee Blog Post, guest author Ben Senson explains how to use horizon drawings and 2D views to bring the Ptolemaic and Copernican models of the cosmos alive.
Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop Follows AAS 242 in Albuquerque and Online
12 Apr 2023
Are you helping to prepare your community for the upcoming solar eclipses? If so, you won't want to miss the 9-10 June workshop organized by the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force and the NASA PUNCH mission outreach team.
Call for White Papers to the NSF MPSAC Subcommittee on ngGW Observatory
12 Apr 2023
NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Advisory Committee (MPSAC) established a Next Generation Gravitational Wave (ngGW) Detector Concept Subcommittee and invites white paper submissions by 12 June.
Libraries around the Nation Looking for Eclipse Volunteer Support
11 Apr 2023
Guest author Andrew Fraknoi offers resources and opportunities for educators and volunteers to support libraries with solar eclipse programming, in preparation for the two upcoming solar eclipses.