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American Astronomical Society Warns of Counterfeit & Fake Eclipse Glasses
22 Mar 2024
With the April 8th North American total solar eclipse just over two weeks away, potentially unsafe eclipse glasses are polluting the marketplace. Buyer beware!
AAS Names Rachel Bezanson as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer for 244th Meeting
29 Mar 2024
At our June 2024 meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, the Kavli lecture will be given by Rachel Bezanson, an astronomer at the University of Pittsburgh and Co-Principal Investigator of the UNCOVER JWST program.
NEOWISE 2024 Data Release Now Available
21 Mar 2024
The Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) and IPAC announce the NEOWISE 2024 Data Release, which includes data acquired during the 10h year of the NEOWISE Reactivation mission.
AAS CSMA Astro Poverty Survey
19 Mar 2024
This survey on poverty in astronomy will look at initial statistics and information regarding a potential new underrepresented population in the US astronomy community based on socioeconomic status.
Notice of Upcoming Request for Proposals: TEAM-UP Together Departmental Program
19 Mar 2024
TEAM-UP Together will publish a request for proposals later in March to support college and university physics and astronomy departments for 2025 and 2026.
AAS Releases Documentary "The Path to the Path" in Advance of the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse
15 Mar 2024
In celebration of the work that the American Astronomical Society (AAS) Solar Eclipse Task Force has been doing for the past decade to prepare for the North American solar eclipses of 21 August 2017, 14 October 2023, and...
New Resources Available for Coverage of the Upcoming 2024 Solar Eclipse
14 Mar 2024
Looking to share more about the upcoming 2024 eclipse across North America than the standard what, when, and where of how to observe it? A new collection from the Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (BAAS) pull...
Coming 1 April: AAS Job Register 4.0!
13 Mar 2024
On Monday, 1 April, the AAS will debut a new and improved Job Register, with more user-friendly and modernized features for both recruiters and job applicants.
NSF Cuts in FY24 Appropriations
12 Mar 2024
Cuts to NSF in FY24 Appropriations are deep. What will this mean for astronomy, as well as our current and future telescopes and observatories?
ComSciCon 2024 Flagship Workshop Invites Applications
11 Mar 2024
Applications are open for ComSciCon, the communicating science workshop for graduate students, to be held 24-27 July in Boston. Submit your application by Friday, 22 March.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 25 February – 9 March 2024
11 Mar 2024
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.
American Astronomical Society Offers Warnings & Reassurances on Eclipse Glasses
11 Mar 2024
With just four weeks to go until the April 8th North American total solar eclipse, consumer interest in eclipse glasses and other solar viewers is beginning to spike. Some sellers are making misleading claims about their...
Bipartisan Budget Agreement for FY24 NASA Funding
7 Mar 2024
Congress has just released the latest budget agreement for its fiscal year 2024 (FY24) funding. In this post, we take a closer look at what this budget agreement means for key NASA missions.
Shaping the Future — Planetary Decadals Driving Scientific Discovery
7 Mar 2024
In a new feature, the AAS Policy Blog hosts a series of posts written by guest authors who assess our progress on decadal priorities and identify new opportunities and challenges for the coming decade. This week, Bethany...
Call for SGMA Committee Members
6 Mar 2024
We welcome applications to join the AAS Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) for a three-year term starting in June 2024. The deadline to apply is 31 March.