News
TEAM-UP Together Awards 31 Scholarships to African American Students in Physics, Astronomy
21 Dec 2022
TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its first cohort of scholars, 31 African American students who will each receive $10,000 for the 2022-23 academic year.
AAS Meeting Survey for SGMA Members
21 Dec 2022
The Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) is looking for feedback on how to make future AAS meetings inclusive to the LGBTQA+ community. Please take the survey by 31 January 2023.
Response to NASA's James Webb History Report
19 Dec 2022
AAS President Kelsey Johnson shares her thoughts on the JWST naming discussion and recognizes how much more work is needed.
This Month in Astronomical History: December 2022
19 Dec 2022
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Mike Marotta writes about Agnes Mary Clerke’s Problems in Astrophysics.
2023 AAS Election: Meet the Candidates
13 Dec 2022
Get to know the 12 candidates running for five leadership positions within the Society. Balloting for the 2023 AAS Election will begin on Friday, 16 December.
Bringing Telescopes, Wonder, and Inquiry into Our Science Classrooms
12 Dec 2022
Guest author Daniel Peluso discusses how a new digital smart telescope technology by Unistellar combined with inquiry-based Modeling Instruction astronomy pedagogy may help to improve science education.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 27 November - 10 December 2022
12 Dec 2022
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.
NSF PAARE Program and Information Session
7 Dec 2022
The Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education (PAARE) program is hosting an information session on 14 December to discuss the program and answer questions from potential partnership proposers.
Future of Astrophysical Data Infrastructure Workshop
7 Dec 2022
Members of the astronomy community are invited to attend this four-day workshop. The goal is to identify and prioritize strategies for implementing recommendations from the Astro2020 decadal survey around data management...
Beth Brown Memorial Award Winners for 2022
5 Dec 2022
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.
December 2022 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
1 Dec 2022
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The December issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Call for Nominations for the 2023 Gruber Prize
1 Dec 2022
Nominations for the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize are invited annually from the fields of astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. Deadline: 15 December 2022.
AAS CSMA Micro-Grants Program Awards Update
29 Nov 2022
The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy's Micro-Grants Program awarded 15 grants of $650 each to BIPOC students in 2022 to support their astronomy/physics graduate school application costs.
Get Your Copy of the AAS 2021 Annual Report
29 Nov 2022
The Society's annual report for calendar year 2021 is now available online. It includes a financial report and summarizes membership, meetings, publishing, and other activities.
Arriving Soon: 2023 Membership Renewal Mailing
29 Nov 2022
Your membership renewal reminder, invoice, and a handy return envelope will arrive in your mailbox soon. Don't let your member benefits lapse!