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Announcements
Highlights from AAS Nova: 11–24 May 2025
27 May 2025
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.
Space at Stake: Texas Astronomers Take Stand Against Government Cuts
21 May 2025
Avery Abramson from the University of Texas at Austin shares her experiences from AAS's Congressional Visits Day.
Policy Update (13 May 2025)
13 May 2025
The "skinny" President’s Budget Request was released. The National Science Foundation divisions are being abolished. Congress is drafting major spending cuts in their reconciliation package.
Career and Professional Development Workshops at AAS 246 and Beyond
13 May 2025
Advance your professional and career skills by attending these upcoming events!
Coming Soon: Annual Members’ Meeting in Anchorage and Online
12 May 2025
Join us on Tuesday, 10 June, for the Annual Members' Meeting, in Anchorage or virtually. Get updates on the state of your Society, an appreciation of volunteer leaders, and other important business.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 27 April – 10 May 2025
12 May 2025
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.
Reporting Deaths of AAS Members
12 May 2025
The AAS attempts to keep track of the deaths of its members and others in the astronomical community. If you know of an astronomer who has passed away in the past year, please report this to the AAS.
COSPAR Award Nominations
8 May 2025
Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) awards offer an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the assembled international space science community for the outstanding accomplishments of a space scientist. Nominate by 30...
AstroGen Director Joe Tenn Retires
11 May 2025
The Astronomy Genealogy Project (AstroGen) is transitioning directors from founder Joe Tenn to volunteer Jennifer Lynn Bartlett. Volunteers are welcome to contribute to this ongoing team effort.
Week of Action in Support of Federal Funding for the Sciences
2 May 2025
Federal funding for science is currently under grave threat. We need you to take action this week, and thereafter, to remind Congress of the importance of federal funding for the sciences.
The "Skinny" President's Budget Request for FY2026
2 May 2025
The skinny version of the President's Budget Request for FY2026 was released on Friday, 2 May 2025. Let's take a look at what's (not) in it.
AAS Members Elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
2 May 2025
The American Academy of Arts & Sciences, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has announced the election of nearly 250 new members, including three AAS members.
Your May 2025 Issue of Physics Today Is Now Available
1 May 2025
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The May 2025 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Advocate for Science via Op-Eds with Help from Science Homecoming
30 Apr 2025
The Science Homecoming site provides free tools, templates, and volunteer editor support for scientists to write short op-eds in their hometown newspapers highlighting how science impacts everyday life.
AAS Sends Letter to Congress in Support of NASA Science
30 Apr 2025
The AAS has joined other science societies and organizations to send a letter to Congress opposing the reported deep cuts to NASA’s Science Mission Directorate in the President’s Budget Request.