Announcements

This annual competition, which includes an astronomy category, celebrates the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for entries: 14 August.

National Academies staff are seeking approximately 15 volunteer experts and collecting information for potential speakers, participants, and peer reviewers for any publications resulting from this activity.

Astrobites has published summaries of the plenary talks and press briefings from throughout the 248th AAS meeting.

New from AAS Nova: an explanation for the longest gamma-ray burst ever seen, a view of 3I/ATLAS from Mars, and all the details from AAS 248.

The AAS is pleased to announce the Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award winners from the 248th AAS meeting in Pasadena, California, in June 2026. Congratulations, all!

Students who recently applied to astronomy graduate programs are invited to respond to a new survey by the AAS Working Group on Graduate Admissions.

The Astronomy Mentorship Program for Upcoming Postdocs is designed to engage current and former postdoctoral fellows from all fellowship programs. Interested mentees are asked to apply by 26 June.

Check out the schedule here to see a list of education-related events and sessions at AAS 248 in Pasadena. We hope you'll join these events!

The AAS Sustainability Committee welcomes AAS 248 attendees to a screening of Humans Lived Here Once by Steve Rowell on Tuesday, 16 June, at 6:30 pm.

New from AAS Nova: millisecond pulsars, planetary dynamics, and an asteroid–Moon collision that won't come to pass.

The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is now welcoming observing proposals for MeerKAT. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, 15 July.

This open house will showcase accessible observing techniques like tactile images and 3D models. If you’re local or you’re staying in town after AAS 248, come join this fun and inclusive event at the world’s most visited...

The American Institute of Physics (AIP) has published new resources on US visa and immigration policy for international astronomers and physicists.

AAS members Alexei V. Filippenko, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Stanford Woosley will receive the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their decades-long studies of supernovae.