News

The former chief scientist at NASA has been named the John and Adrienne Mars Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum on the National Mall, effective 30 April.

If you think the media may be interested in the science you're presenting at the 232nd AAS meeting in Colorado in June, please bring it to the attention of AAS Press Officer Rick Fienberg.

The William Herschel Society and Royal Astronomical Society have established a new award to celebrate Caroline’s memory by supporting promising female astronomers early in their careers.

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.

In this monthly feature of the AAS Policy Blog, we share a calendar of upcoming events in science policy that may be of interest to our members.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s previously revised 2019 launch window now is targeted for approximately May 2020, based on recommendations from the project’s Standing Review Board.

Twenty-one astronomers, solar physicists, and planetary scientists from the AAS took to Capitol Hill on Wednesday, 14 March 2018, to advocate for robust federal investment in the astronomical sciences.

In this month's column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, we focus on the contributions of astronomer Caroline Herschel.

AAS Members: time to update your profile and preferences for the 2018 AAS Membership Directory. The deadline for changes is Friday, 6 April.

The Astrophysics Data System team is hosting Hack Day where small groups will work intensively and collaboratively on ADS-related projects. Register by 15 April.

US-based scientists wishing to join the Maunakea Spectroscopic Explorer Science Team are invited to participate in the next phase of its science and survey development.

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

Congress has reached an agreement on funding for FY 2018. Here we provide some detail about the funding for NASA, NSF, and DOE.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 22 March, at 3:00 pm ET to learn about space weather caused by eruptions from the Sun.