News
What Makes an Astronomy Story Newsworthy?
5 Sep 2012
Former AAS Press Officer Steve Maran once said, “News is what reporters want to cover, not necessarily what organizations, agencies, and institutions want to publicize.” In other words newsworthiness, like beauty, is in...
President's Column
5 Sep 2012
At 1:32AM Eastern time on 6 August, the Mars Science Laboratory and its charmingly named rover, Curiosity, executed a perfect landing in Gale Crater. President Obama called the highly complex landing procedure “an...
2012 U.S. Physics Team Brings Home Three Gold Medals & Two Silver Medals
30 Jul 2012
While the eyes of the world were turning to London for the Olympics, physics was in the air in Estonia as America’s best high-school physics students participated in the 43rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). Teams...
Bok Awards for Astronomy Presented to High-School Students at Intel Science Fair
22 Jun 2012
Two high school students from Texas and Louisiana are the winners of the 2012 Priscilla and Bart Bok Awards for their astronomy projects presented at the Intel Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in...
U.S. Astronomers Make Case for Investments in R&D During Annual Congressional Visits Day
23 April 2012
Fifteen members of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) are traveling to Washington, DC, April 24-25 to thank Congress for recent appropriations in the fiscal year 2013 spending bill and to express the need for...
AAS President Presents Oral Testimony to House Appropriations Committee
22 Mar 2012
President Debra Elmegreen presented oral testimony on behalf of all AAS members at a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on March 22, 2012.
AAS Issues Statement on President Obama's Proposed FY 2013 Budget
23 Feb 2012
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) today issued a statement thanking President Obama for his strong support of science as embodied in his proposed budget for fiscal year (FY) 2013 but asking him and the Congress to...
AAS Celebrates the Late Dr. Frank Kameny's Lifetime Efforts for Equal Employment Rights
19 Jan 2012
At its 219th semiannual meeting last week in Austin, Texas, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) presented a certificate of appreciation commemorating Dr. Frank Kameny’s lifetime efforts to secure equal employment...
Astronomers Honored for Excellence in Research, Instrumentation, Education & Writing
18 January 2012
At its 219th semiannual meeting last week in Austin, Texas, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) named the recipients of its 2012 prizes for achievements in research, instrument development, education, and writing.
AAS Names Fred Rasio Next Editor of The Astrophysical Journal Letters
16 Dec 2011
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has named Frederic A. Rasio of Northwestern University as the next editor of The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Rasio will succeed Christopher Sneden (University of Texas, Austin)...
AAS Members Win 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics for Discovery of Cosmic Acceleration
4 Oct 2011
Three members of the American Astronomical Society have been named recipients of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that half of the SEK 10 million ($1.44 million)...
Astronomy Education Review Celebrates 10th Anniversary
4 October 2011
Astronomy Education Review (AER), the online journal of astronomy and space-science education published by the American Astronomical Society (AAS), celebrated 10 years of promoting science literacy last week.
AAS Announces New Topical Conference Series
30 Aug 2011
AAS Announces New Topical Conference Series
The AAS is pleased to announce a new Topical Conference Series that will begin in late July and August of 2013, with proposals for possible conferences due June 1, 2012....
AAS Issues Statement on Proposed Cancellation of James Webb Space Telescope
7 Jul 2011
The American Astronomical Society (AAS) today issued a strong statement protesting yesterday’s proposal from the House Appropriations Committee to cancel the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Hubble’s successor and the...
Bok Awards for Astronomy Presented at Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
7 July 2011
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP), in partnership with the American Astronomical Society (AAS), presented the annual Priscilla and Bart Bok Awards to two high-school students at the Intel International...