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Astronomy Departments Are Invited to Use Equitable Evaluation Rubric Checklist
13 Dec 2023
Are you involved in admissions, hiring, or review in your department? You are invited to use this new research-backed toolkit on equitable evaluation rubrics, produced by the Research Hub of the Inclusive Graduate...
Renew Now — Final Call for Author Discounts!
12 Dec 2023
Don't miss out! Renew your AAS membership before the end of the year to receive a 15% discount on your share of the author charges for a paper published in an AAS journal in 2024.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 26 November – 9 December 2023
11 Dec 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.
December 2023 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
5 Dec 2023
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The December 2023 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
This Month in Astronomical History: December 2023
5 Dec 2023
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Stephen P. Maran writes about the 50th anniversary of the extravehicular activity (EVA; “space walk”) to photograph a comet from space.
Abstract Submission Now Open for the 2024 IAU General Assembly
30 Nov 2023
The 32nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly will be held on 6–15 August 2024 in South Africa. Abstract submissions and grant applications are open from 30 November 2023 to 1 March 2024.
Beth Brown Memorial Award Winners for 2023
29 Nov 2023
At its recent meeting, the National Society of Black Physicists chose the winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards for oral and poster presentations.
White House Proposal for Space Mission Authorization
28 Nov 2023
The White House recently released a proposal for legislation on commercial space authorization and regulation. Here we take a look at the proposal and highlight what it would mean for astronomy.
Join the AAS for Eclipse Outreach in New Orleans on 6 January
28 Nov 2023
We invite AAS members and AAS 243 meeting attendees to collaborate with us to prepare the New Orleans community for the upcoming solar eclipse via a free public outreach event on Saturday, 6 January 2024.
2024 LAD Early Career Award Goes to Ilsa Cooke
28 Nov 2023
Ilsa Cooke (University of British Columbia) is being honored by the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division for her contributions to the discovery and understanding of new molecules in space.
2024 LAD Laboratory Astrophysics Prize Goes to Randall Smith
28 Nov 2023
Randall Smith (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) will receive the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division's highest honor in recognition of his contributions to the field of high-energy astrophysics.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 12–25 November 2023
27 Nov 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.
Get Your AAS Gear! Save 15% During Our Store Launch Sale
27 Nov 2023
Whether you want to personalize your meeting supplies, celebrate our 125th anniversary, or just want to observe the night sky in style, you’re going to look stellar in AAS gear.
IAU GA Travel Fund for African Astronomers
27 Nov 2023
The African Astronomer Travel Fund is raising money to support African astronomers to attend the Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly (GA) on their own continent in 2024. Join us in supporting our efforts to expand...
Chandra Legacy Program: Call for White Papers
27 Nov 2023
The goal of the Chandra Legacy Program is to generate crucial results that require Chandra's unique capabilities to break new scientific ground and/or complement new and far-reaching observations in other wavelength...