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Highlights from AAS Nova: 10-23 June 2018
25 June 2018
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Greg Laughlin Named Kavli Lecturer for January 2019 Meeting
25 June 2018
At the 233rd AAS meeting in Seattle, Washington, Greg Laughlin (Yale University) will deliver the Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecture about 'Oumuamua, the first confirmed visitor from interstellar space.
AAS Names Greg Laughlin as Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecturer
25 Jun 2018
At the 233rd AAS meeting in Seattle, Washington, on 7 January 2019, the Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecture will be given by Greg Laughlin (Yale University), who will explore the implications of the discovery of 'Oumuamua...
AAS Member Deaths, May-June 2018
25 Jun 2018
We honor the memory of our departed colleagues. The Historical Astronomy Division commissions and compiles obituaries for deceased AAS members and depends on you, our members, for help writing them.
Vienna Workshop on Light Pollution and Radio Interference
23 June 2018
If you'll be in Austria for the IAU General Assembly, you're invited to a workshop on solutions to light pollution and radio interference to be held on 24 and 26 August at Vienna's Kuffner Observatory.
The Senate's Version of FY 2019 Spending
22 May 2018
"Regular order" continues (for now) as the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved its version of legislation setting federal spending levels for fiscal year (FY) 2019.
The AAS Meeting in Denver Had It All
22 June 2018
Newly installed President Megan Donahue reflects on what made the 232nd AAS meeting in June so special.
232nd AAS Meeting Photos Now Online
21 Jun 2018
Hundreds of snapshots from the June 2018 AAS meeting in Denver, Colorado, have been posted in our online gallery.
AAS 2019 Prize Nominations Are Due 30 June
20 June 2018
Nominations for most AAS prizes and awards for 2019 are due in the Secretary's office by 30 June 2018. As has been true for several years now, these prizes and awards are open to self-nominations.
Astro2020 Focus Session for Early-Career Astronomers
20 Jun 2018
In October the National Academies will provide an opportunity for early-career astronomers and astrophysicists to learn about, and provide input to, the Astro2020 decadal survey. Apply by 16 July.
The New ADS Loses Its Beta Label
19 June 2018
The NASA Astrophysics Data System is excited to announce the official removal of the beta label from its new search interface, which is built upon modern search engine technology while also providing new features.
Elena Aprile of XENON1T to Receive 2019 Berkeley Prize
18 Jun 2018
Elena Aprile (Columbia University) is being honored with the 2019 Berkeley prize for her leadership of the XENON project and its groundbreaking search for the particles thought to make up dark matter.
Elena Aprile of XENON1T to Receive 2019 Berkeley Prize
18 Jun 2018
Elena Aprile (Columbia University) is being honored with the 2019 Berkeley prize for her leadership of the XENON project and its groundbreaking search for the weakly interacting massive particles (“WIMPs”) thought to...
Celebrating Scientists on the Move
15 June 2018
During our Spring/Summer 2018 Campaign, please give to the travel grants and prizes that support AAS members to go forth and share the excitement of astronomy with the world.
Call for Observing Proposals: SOFIA Cycle 7
14 June 2018
Proposals to use the high-flying Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy during the period 29 April 2019 to 27 April 2020 are due on 7 September 2018.