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73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting Dedicated to Physics
2 Oct 2023
The Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting brings together about 40 Nobel Laureates in physics and some 600 highly talented undergraduate, master, and doctoral students and early-career postdoctoral scientists.
Open Mic Night Is Back!
2 Oct 2023
On Wednesday, 10 January 2024, attendees will share their talents at Open Mic Night at the 243rd AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sign up by Monday, 11 December, to be a part of the show!
Astronomy and Physics Departments Invited to Apply to P&A SEA Change
29 Sep 2023
Physics and astronomy (P&A) postsecondary education departments are invited to apply to join the departmental SEA Change program. Apply by 22 November!
Deadline Approaching for CSMA Micro-Grants Program Applications
28 Sep 2023
The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) Micro-Grants Program is now accepting applications. Deadline: 13 October.
ASP Announces 2023 Award Recipients
27 Sep 2023
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has announced the recipients of its 2023 prizes for astronomy research and education.
NSF Lab Astro Data Users Survey
27 Sep 2023
The Laboratory Astrophysics Task Force is seeking input from astronomers and astrophysicists who rely on laboratory astrophysics data. Please take the survey by Friday, 20 October 2023.
Get Your 2023 Edition of Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
25 Sep 2023
AAS members can now purchase the 2023 edition, Vol. 61, of Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics at a 44% discount.
AAS & Big Kid Science Unveil Totality 3.0
25 Sep 2023
AAS and Big Kid Science have released version 3.0 of the Totality app, your solar eclipse companion, available free for iOS and Android smartphones.
TEAM-UP Together Awards 62 Scholarships to Black Undergraduates in Physics, Astronomy
20 Sep 2023
TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its second cohort of scholars: 62 students who will each receive $10,000 for the 2023-24 academic year.
2024 Membership Renewal Campaign Begins Now
20 Sep 2023
The American Astronomical Society takes pride in creating, nurturing, and convening our broad astronomical sciences community, and we invite you to grow with us by renewing your membership for 2024.
Sonification: Listening to Data
19 Sep 2023
In this Education Committee blog, guest author Jennifer Kotlin tells how we can make the astronomy field more accessible with sonification — the process of representing data as sound.
Impact of a Shutdown on Astronomy
19 Sep 2023
With just a few weeks left until the deadline to avert a government shutdown, John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow Yaswant Devarakonda discusses how we got here and what we can expect to happen next.
Get Your Copy of the AAS 2022 Annual Report
19 Sep 2023
The Society's annual report for calendar year 2022 is now available online. It includes a financial report and summarizes membership, meetings, publishing, and other activities.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 3–16 September 2023
18 Sep 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.
AAS Members Among Breakthrough Prize's 2024 Laureates
14 Sep 2023
Two AAS members are among the early-career researchers who will receive the 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prizes from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.