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New from AAS Nova: a supermassive black hole in a super tiny galaxy, neutron stars on the run, and a new algorithm for pulsar timing.

If you’d like to feel more confident the next time you’re asked by an editor to peer review a paper, consider applying to attend the upcoming AAS Peer Review Training Workshop in Phoenix on 4 January 2026.

The AAS Education Committee needs your help in understanding how you’re using education and public outreach materials from NASA! Please take this online survey.

In this Education Committee Blog post, Kalee Tock describes how eight students from Stanford Online High School traveled to the June 2025 AAS meeting to present their research projects.

The AAS is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program. We are seeking astronomers and host institutions to participate in 2026!

The House has released a draft Continuing Resolution for FY2026. The AAS and other organizations have drafted a letter in response to a recent Executive Order. Let us know if you're having trouble with grant disbursement...

New from AAS Nova: the lives of partially disrupted stars, a map of Callisto, and a new search for pulsars.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has announced the recipients of its 2025 prizes for astronomy research and education.

Congress is back in session, with funding set to expire at the end of the month. The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing about the legislative priorities of NASA.

Most AAS members receive Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The September 2025 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and is also available online.

The Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai‘i. Observing proposals for the 2026A semester are due by 1 October.

AAS is pleased to celebrate 12 astronomers who served as AAS Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecturers! These Shapley Lecturers visited several community colleges and schools across the US to advance AAS's mission.

New from AAS Nova: little red dots might not host active galactic nuclei after all, and JWST has uncovered a potential planet in a dusty disk.