Announcements

Each month this series from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division highlights an important discovery or memorable event. In this installment we focus on the first astronomer whose name we know.

‘Tis the season to nominate a deserving colleague — or yourself — for an AAS honor, prize, or award. This year we’ve introduced a new nominating system.

Since we announced our first group of AAS Fellows in February, we’ve received many inquiries about the program. Here, in FAQ format, are answers to some of the questions asked most often.

The Gruber Foundation honors Lars Hernquist and Volker Springel for their defining contributions to cosmological simulations that test theories and inspire new investigations into the formation of cosmic structures.

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.

Hear brief reports from the Society's officers and get to know our new leaders during the annual members' meeting at June’s virtual summer conference.

Find out what's in the June 2020 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine, including the history of China’s space program as they lay the groundwork to build a research base on the Moon.

The AAS WorldWide Telescope project is excited to announce the launch of our updated website. Visit us at https://worldwidetelescope.org/home/.

Research Notes of the AAS is giving authors a little more room to report works in progress, introduce ideas, offer commentaries, or share negative results: a 150-word abstract and up to 1,350 words of text.

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.

Based on testimony to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey, SpaceX has posted a rather lengthy and detailed update on its efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of its Starlink satellite constellation on ground-based astronomy.

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has decided not to give out ASP awards in 2020 and not to hold its annual awards gala.

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of new members in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Among them are seven current or former AAS members.

On the centennial of the Great Debate between Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis on humanity's place in the universe, a series of online articles, videos, and commentaries looks at how we might find life beyond Earth.

Belinda Wilkes, who has served as Director of the Chandra X-ray Center (CXC) since 2014, will leave her position later this year. She will continue to serve while the search for a new CXC Director is under way.