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.

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.

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.

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.