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Your guide to items at the June 2018 AAS meeting that relate to informing and/or developing the public policy that governs federally funded research in the astronomical sciences.

Thousands of visitors to the nation's capital will celebrate the summer solstice with free astronomy talks, hands-on educational activities, planetarium shows, and telescopic observations of the Sun, Moon, and planets.

The House Appropriations Committee has kicked off appropriations season, holding "markups" — consideration of amendments, debate, and votes — on bills that set federal spending levels for fiscal year (FY) 2019.

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 American Association for the Advancement of Science needs science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals to assist K-12 teachers in the DC metro area during the 2018-19 school year.

NASA and the Space Telescope Science Institute seek proposals for Hubble observations and funding for archival and theoretical research programs. Deadline: 17 August 2018.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 10 May, at 3:00 pm ET to learn about the search for Planet Nine — the elusive body thought by some to be lurking in the outer solar system.

The Trump administration is considering making new rules on visas and export control specifically targeting Chinese citizens who seek to do research at United States' universities and institutes.

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 International Astronomical Union's PhD Prize recognizes outstanding scientific achievement in astronomy by recipients of the doctorate around the world. Winners for 2017 have just been named.

Each AAS summer meeting features an Annual Members' Meeting. Please join us in Denver on Wednesday, 6 June.

The AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy is giving its 2018 Brouwer Award to James M. Stone (Princeton University) and its 2018 Rubin Prize to Gurtina Besla (University of Arizona).

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, we focus on on the 115th anniversary of the 1803 L’Aigle meteorite fall.

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

On 1 May 2018 the Academy announced the election of 84 new members and 21 foreign associates, including several AAS members and others working in the astronomical sciences.