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AAS 240 Public Policy-Related Sessions

2 Jun 2022

With AAS 240 just 10 days away, the Public Policy Team is looking forward to returning for our first in-person meeting in two years. This meeting promises to be jam-packed with amazing science content and happy reunions...

New AAS Task Force on Green Astronomy

1 Jun 2022
This newly formed task force is charged with identifying ways to reduce the carbon footprint associated with AAS activities as called for by the Strategic Plan for 2021–2026.

2022 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics Awarded to AAS Members

1 Jun 2022
AAS members Conny Aerts and Roger Ulrich join Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard in sharing the $1 million prize for their pioneering work in developing the fields of helio- and asteroseismology to study the interiors of stars...

Highlights from AAS Nova: 15-28 May 2022

31 May 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.

This Month in Astronomical History: May 2022

26 May 2022
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Rick Fienberg, who recently retired after serving 12 years as AAS Press Officer, writes about the first telescope on the Moon. 

Connect with the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force at AAS 240

23 May 2022
If you're attending AAS 240, join our Splinter Meeting on Wednesday, June 15th, to meet members of the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force and learn how by working together we can help your community prepare for the American...