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Nominations for AAS prizes and honors will open in the next few days, with a deadline of 31 July. Nominators will encounter a process that has changed significantly since last year. Here's what has changed, and why.

The SATCON2 workshop will be held virtually 12-16 July 2021 to discuss how to implement the strategies determined in last year's SATCON1 to minimize the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy.

The AAS Education Committee is delighted to welcome four new members, Tania Anderson, Chelen Johnson, Dennis Just, and Hyun-chul Lee, who will serve from now until March 2024.

The AAS and IOP Publishing are delighted to announce that the two latest books in its Astronomy Education series have had their prices reduced significantly to bring them within the budgets of more astronomy instructors...

AAS member Marc Kamionkowski will receive a share of the 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize along with Uroš Seljak and Matias Zaldarriaga for their career-long contributions to the study of the infant universe.

A grant from the SETI Institute will support graduate student Karen Perez (Columbia University) in her pursuit of career opportunities in astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth.

Las Cumbres Observatory has opened its 2021 call for Global Sky Partners, seeking applications from people offering structured educational programs using robotic telescopes. Deadline: 13 June.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The May issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

Here is a look at astronomy-related policy events on the schedule for May 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.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced the election of 252 new members, 55% of whom are women. Three of those are AAS members.

The National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs has prepared a graphical timeline of telescopes at the South Pole. It's available for free and makes a great tool for education and public engagement.

The AAS, in partnership with IOP Publishing, now allows journal authors to change their names on previously published research. This reflects our commitment to an open, supportive, and inclusive research environment.

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of 120 new members, including nine members of the AAS, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.