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AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

The AAS is sponsoring a free skill-building workshop at AAS 235 to support early career astronomers in doing effective outreach to schools, families, and the public. Application deadline extended to 19 November!

It's membership renewal time! Don't let time-sensitive opportunities like our author discounts pass you by. Deadline: 31 December 2019.

The University of Chicago has agreed in principle to transfer ownership of Yerkes Observatory to the Yerkes Future Foundation, which plans to restore and refurbish the facility and keep it open for research and education...

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The November issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

Colleges and universities should take a more intentional, inclusive, and evidence-based approach to mentoring students in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine, says the National Academies of...

NASA's Science Mission Directorate (SMD) seeks suggestions for topics relevant to SMD's science plan amenable to the application of artificial intelligence/machine learning tools for the Frontier Development Laboratory.

Each month this series from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division highlights an important discovery or memorable event. In October 2019 we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the charge-coupled device (CCD).

The second major release of data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory features 317,167 unique X-ray sources and is now available for queries and downloads.

AAS members within striking distance of Kutztown, Pennsylvania, are invited to attend the 15 November dedication of the on-campus observatory in honor of longtime AAS member and supporter Carlson Chambliss.

A new database created by the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) enables amateur and professional observers to archive data from any variable object in the sky.

In reaction to concerns about climate change, faculty and students at San Francisco State University and Yale University have launched a new website and movement called Astronomers for Planet Earth.

Reflecting on the monumental effort that led to the Apollo 11 Moon landing, AAS Executive Officer Kevin Marvel identifies climate change as a modern challenge that we should be able to meet with a similar effort.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

Sky & Telescope compiles short and sweet news stories on a variety of topics, from what to see tonight, to news from the amateur community, to the latest exoplanet discoveries.