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Review of the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program
5 Jan 2022
NASA Headquarters initiated the first external review of the NASA Hubble Fellowship Program in 2021, with the aim to identify best practices, gaps, and areas of improvement. The final report is now available online.
DIVA+ High Contrast Imaging Community Survey
4 Jan 2022
The astronomy community is asked to take a brief survey designed for both users and non-users of high-contrast imaging instruments in order to collect the community wish list and guide the future development of the...
January 2022 Issue of Physics Today Now Available
3 Jan 2022
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The January issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Join the AAS Education Committee
30 Dec 2021
The AAS Education Committee invites expressions of interest from potential new members for a three-year term beginning in March 2022.
Vote in the 2022 AAS Election!
29 Dec 2021
The 2022 AAS Election is now underway, with more than 600 ballots already cast. The best way to ensure that your voice is heard is to vote. Deadline: 2 February 2022.
Renew Now — Final Call for Author Discounts!
29 Dec 2021
Renew your AAS membership before the end of the year to receive a 15% discount on your share of the author charges for a paper published in an AAS journal in 2022.
Call for Observing Proposals: SOFIA Cycle 10
29 Dec 2021
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) has recently released two calls for proposals for the Cycle 10 period, with a deadline of 28 January 2022.
So Long 2021…and AAS 239
28 Dec 2021
2021 has been a uniquely challenging year for our community. Here AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel explains how the rapid rise of Omicron drove the Board of Trustees to decide to cancel the 239th AAS meeting.
Highlights from AAS Nova:12-25 December 2021
28 Dec 2021
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.
UPDATE: AAS 239 Meeting Canceled
23 Dec 2021
The AAS Board of Trustees has voted to hold neither the in-person nor the virtual portion of the 239th AAS meeting. AAS 240 will be programmatically adjusted to be the major astronomical meeting of 2022.
AAS 239 In-Person Meeting Canceled
22 Dec 2021
The AAS Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to cancel the in-person component of the 239th AAS meeting.
This Month in Astronomical History: December 2021
16 Dec 2021
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Dan Broadbent writes about the life work of Johannes Kepler.
AAS 239 Exhibitor Presentation: The AAS Journals Publication Process
15 Dec 2021
AAS journals Science Editor Brian Jackson will discuss the publication process for the AAS journals and answer your questions. Join us on Tuesday, 11 January, at 5:30 pm MT in the Exhibitor Theater.
New: Include Interactive FITS Images in Your AAS 239 iPosters
15 Dec 2021
The AAS WorldWide Telescope project has collaborated with the iPosters team to make it possible to include WWT's interactive FITS image viewer right inside your iPoster.
2022 AAS Election: Meet the Candidates (Part II)
14 Dec 2021
In the final installment of our two-part series, get to know the candidates for Vice President and the Nominating Committee. Balloting for the 2022 AAS election will begin on Friday, 17 December.