AAS Press Releases

With the next total solar eclipse just 3½ months away, the American Astronomical Society and Big Kid Science are excited to release a major upgrade of the Totality app, available free for iOS and Android devices.

The AAS has selected 21 astronomers who will form the 2026 cohort of AAS Shapley Visiting Lecturers. These lecturers will visit a number of schools and community institutions across the US to share their science, inspire...

At our June 2026 meeting in Pasadena, California, the Kavli Lecture will be given by Richard Teague, a scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The AAS has announced the recipients of its 2026 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education.

The American Astronomical Society is honoring 23 members for extraordinary achievement and service by naming them AAS Fellows. Congratulations to the Class of 2026!

Brian Jackson, Professor of Physics at Boise State University and Director of the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve STEM Network, will serve as the next Editor of the Planetary Science Journal.

The American Astronomical Society today announced that Dr. Kevin B. Marvel, the Society’s Chief Executive Officer, will step down from his position effective 9 January 2026.

A coalition of more than 50 scientific societies issued a letter to the United States Congress, expressing concerns over provisions in the 7 August 2025 Executive Order titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking...

At our January 2026 meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, the Kavli Lecture will be given by Daniella Mendoza DellaGiustina, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration will receive the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy for its work constraining possible models of...

Dr. Vishniac’s retirement will mark the end of a 12-year term, during which he has led the journals through a period of remarkable growth and innovation.

The American Astronomical Society, the SETI Institute, and the NASA Community College Network have teamed up to provide an exciting and impactful program that brings top astronomy researchers into the classrooms of...

A coalition of professional societies and organizations whose members conduct research in fields supported by the National Science Foundation today issued a letter to the United States Congress urging investigation into...