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Physics and astronomy postsecondary education departments are invited to apply to join the departmental SEA Change program. Apply by 22 November!

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has announced the recipients of its 2023 prizes for astronomy research and education.

AAS members can now purchase the 2023 edition, Vol. 61, of Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics at a 44% discount.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two AAS members are among the early-career researchers who will receive the 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prizes from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.

The latest recipient of the AAS Historical Astronomy Division's Doggett Prize has made many contributions to the field of the history of astronomy.

Put recent and upcoming annular and total solar eclipses in your pocket with the newly updated Totality app, available free for iOS and Android smartphones!

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific's (ASP's) Eclipse Stars program is accepting applications from scientists interested in public engagement for the April 2024 total solar eclipse.

Register by 3 October for this November's Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute, a professional development program for faculty focused on effective and inclusive teaching practice.