Announcements
AAS/SPD Popular Media Award Nomination Open
14 Feb 2024
The Solar Physics Division (SPD) solicits nominations for the Popular Media Award, which is awarded annually to authors of popular articles/new media about the Sun or its effects on the Earth's environment. Deadline: 6...
Realizing Decadal Priorities in Astronomy
14 Feb 2024
AAS President Kelsey Johnson shares her perspective on the importance of advancing decadal priorities in the astronomical sciences and urges the community to help the AAS in its advocacy efforts.
243rd AAS Meeting Photos Online
13 Feb 2024
Hundreds of snapshots from the January 2024 AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, have been posted in our online gallery.
Videos Available from the 243rd AAS Meeting
13 Feb 2024
Slidecasts of the plenary talks and prize lectures presented at the 2024 winter AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, are now available online for all.
SARA Seeks New Institutional Members
13 Feb 2024
The Southeastern Association for Research in Astronomy (SARA) Consortium is seeking to engage at least one new institutional member in 2024.
IAU General Assembly 2024: Deadlines and Event Highlights
13 Feb 2024
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 due 1 March.
Results of the 2024 AAS Election
12 Feb 2024
The 2024 AAS Election closed on 1 February and the results are in!
Highlights from AAS Nova: 28 January – 10 February 2024
12 Feb 2024
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.
HEAD Announces 2024 Award Winners
8 Feb 2024
The AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) has selected the winners of its 2024 Mid-Career, Early Career, Distinguished Career, and Innovation Prizes, as well as three finalists for the Dissertation Prize.
Apply for the 2024 TEAM-UP Together Scholarship
8 Feb 2024
Are you — or do you know — a Black undergraduate pursuing a degree in astronomy or physics? Apply for the TEAM-UP Together Scholarship Program by 8 March 2024.
February 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
8 Feb 2024
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The February 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Equity v. Equality in the AAS Job Register
2 Feb 2024
Here the Code of Ethics Committee explains why those women-only ads on the AAS Job Register are consistent with the AAS Code of Ethics objective of “promoting equality of opportunity” and are ethical.
This Month in Astronomical History: February 2024
1 Feb 2024
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta writes about Gerard Kuiper’s discovery of Uranus’s moon, Miranda.
DC-Area Astrophysics Graduate Student Conference Revived!
30 Jan 2024
In this Education Committee Blog post, Rae Stewart and Alex Lange describe the DC-area astrophysics graduate student conference, which was revived in August and featured student-led mentoring and scientific activities.
Congratulations to the AAS 243 Chambliss Student Award Winners
30 Jan 2023
The AAS is pleased to announce the winners of the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Awards from the 243rd AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, in January 2024. Congratulations, all!