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The AAS Solar Physics Division has announced the winners of its 2023 science-writing awards.

The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division is honoring Katarina Yocum for her PhD thesis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, The Development and Application of SubLIME: Sublimation of Laboratory Ices Millimeter...

The $1.2 million Shaw Prize in Astronomy for 2023 is shared equally by Matthew Bailes and AAS members Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin for the discovery of fast radio bursts.

The next call for proposals for the AAS Education & Professional Development (EPD) Mini-Grant Program will open around 1 July, with a target deadline of 1 August 2023 for activities occurring in 2024.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, AAS Educator Affiliate Stephen Spears commemorates the distinguished career of Vera Rubin.

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 National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is offering two student research funding opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students, and recent graduates planning to apply to graduate school.

The AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy is awarding its 2023 Brouwer Award to Alessandra Celletti (University of Rome Tor Vergata) and its 2023 Rubin Prize to Carl Rodriguez (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

Support the astronomical sciences community by serving as a volunteer for an AAS committee or working group. Several of these groups have terms that begin in June, and sign-ups this month will be greatly appreciated.

Register today for an online community supporting mentors of summer research students!

The National Science Foundation's Astronomy Division seems to be missing the $30 million that Congress directed to support astronomy facilities. The funding must be in NSF budget somewhere, but not where we expected.

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.

Let's take a closer look at the FY 2024 NASA budget request, which comes after two ambitious Decadal Surveys and faces a less ambitious congressional appropriations cycle.

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