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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.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced the election of 269 new members, including four AAS members.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

It's our annual call to AAS members to update their information and preferences for the printed Membership Directory, now with a how-to video. The deadline for changes is Friday, 28 April.

White papers are requested from the astronomical community to inform the community-led definition of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's Core Community Surveys. White papers are due by 16 June.

AAS member Richard Ellis will receive the 2023 Gruber Cosmology Prize for his pioneering work both studying galactic evolution and designing innovative instruments with which to do so.

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.

Are you engaged in education and outreach for the October 2023 & April 2024 solar eclipses? If so, we invite your participation in the "Great North American Solar Eclipses Share-a-Thon" in Albuquerque on 7 June 2023!

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Rebecca Charbonneau writes about the discovery of radio star CTA-102.

The Establishing Multimessenger astronomy Inclusive Training (EMIT) will include sessions focused on new, innovative, and inclusive topics related to multimessenger astronomy, STEM education, and the broader communities.