Policy Blog

Colin Hamill started as the new John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow in January 2024.

In this post, we highlight some of the policy-related sessions and events that you can look forward to attending during AAS 245.

The National Academies is seeking experts to participate in an upcoming study to review federal agency responses to the previous decadal survey in astronomy and astrophysics (Astro2020).

Roohi Dalal has joined the AAS staff as Deputy Director of Public Policy in October 2024.

Senators John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) recently introduced the Dark and Quiet Skies Act, which seeks to limit the impact of light pollution and radio frequency interference from the space industry on...

On July 25th, the Senate Appropriations Committee advanced their spending bill for Commerce, Justice, Science, and related agencies for FY25. Here we dive into some of the key details.

NASA has been planning reductions to Hubble and Chandra in the face of a tight budget for the Astrophysics Division. We discuss some of the future pathways for the missions as laid out in the most recent NASA...

The House mapped out its appropriations bills for NASA, NSF, and the Department of Energy and released a NASA reauthorization bill. Here we take a look at these bills and discuss what they could mean for our community.

Each year, the AAS brings volunteers to Washington, DC, to learn how to advocate for science as part of our Congressional Visits Day (CVD). In this guest post, Lindsey Wiser describes her experience at this year's CVD.

The National Academies are seeking recommendations for experts to be considered for the membership rotation or other engagement with the Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics.