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To commemorate the 200th anniversary of William Herschel's death, the AAS Historical Astronomy Division is hosting a webinar on 5 March to look at Herschel's non-astronomical life.

The AAS Education Blog launched a year ago. This post gives an overview of the 22 published blog articles and invites members to provide feedback and sign up to receive emails when new articles are posted.

The AAS and community members have put together a fantastic scientific program for AAS 240, including 16 plenary and prize talks. We hope you will join us in Pasadena and enjoy the lovely weather and clear skies in early...

On 15 February, the AAS will officially launch the latest AAS WorldWide Telescope (WWT) software suite — WWT 2022! Save the date.

The 2022 AAS Election closed on 2 February and the results are in!

The 2022 symposium of the Society for Astronomical Sciences will be held 2-4 June in Ontario, CA. The in-person symposium will have an option to participate virtually. AAS members can register at the SAS member rate.

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.

FDL pairs researchers with data scientists for an eight-week sprint to apply artificial intelligence and machine learning to challenges important to NASA’s science and exploration goals. Apply by 3 April.

The AAS Solar Physics Division is awarding its 2022 George Ellery Hale Prize to Sami Solanki (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research) and its 2022 Karen Harvey Prize to Adam Kowalski (University Colorado Boulder)...

The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, 17 February, to summarize changes made to the proposal review process and the results of the distributed peer review process.

In this Education Committee blog post, Imad Pasha discusses the importance of tackling coding head-on in the astronomy classroom and shares some lessons learned in a recent attempt to create and teach such a course.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Aneka Kazlyna writes about ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi, the astronomer renowned for his contributions to the studies of the fixed stars and astronomical instruments.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The February issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

The AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) has selected the winners of its 2022 Mid-Career Prize, Early Career Prize, and Innovation Prize, as well as three finalists for the Dissertation Prize.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) is accepting nominations for its 2022 awards recognizing achievements in astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach. Deadline: 15 March.