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DESI Collaboration to Receive 2026 Berkeley Prize
26 Aug 2025
The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration will receive the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy for its work constraining possible models of...
Ethan Vishniac to Step Down as Editor in Chief of AAS Journals in 2027
21 Aug 2025
Dr. Vishniac’s retirement will mark the end of a 12-year term, during which he has led the journals through a period of remarkable growth and innovation.
Policy Update (19 August 2025)
19 Aug 2025
The president signed an executive order that changes the review process for federal grants. The AAS is commenting to the Federal Communications Commission in response to its streamlined environmental review process.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 3–16 August 2025
18 Aug 2025
A possible planet around Alpha Centauri A, an examination of the most distant single star ever seen, and more, recently covered by AAS Nova.
The Unknowns of Science (Policy)
5 Aug 2025
Cece Ochoa, a PhD student at the University of California, Riverside, shares her experiences from AAS's Congressional Visits Day.
Policy Update (5 August 2025)
5 Aug 2025
Congress is in recess until 2 September. The AAS submitted a comment to the Federal Communications Commission in support of protected radio astronomy bands.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 20 July – 2 August 2025
4 Aug 2025
Betelgeuse's companion star, colliding black holes, and superstorms from sunspots: all this and more, recently covered by AAS Nova.
Read the August 2025 Issue of Physics Today
1 Aug 2025
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The August 2025 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and is also available online.
House FY2026 Appropriations Report: NASA, NSF, and DOE Details
30 Jul 2025
The House released its Commerce, Justice, and Science spending bills and reports for FY2026. Here we break down the provisions related to the astronomical sciences for NASA, the National Science Foundation, and the...
US Physics Team Wins International Olympiad
29 Jul 2025
The US Physics Team won five Gold Medals at the 2025 International Physics Olympiad in Paris, France. Congratulations to Team USA!
New Data-Driven Investigations from Rubin Observatory
29 Jul 2025
In this Education Committee Blog post, Ardis Herrold describes Rubin Observatory's new online investigations, tailored for beginning learners, from advanced middle school through introductory college astronomy.
Senate FY2026 CJS Appropriations Report: NASA and NSF Details
22 Jul 2025
The Senate released its Commerce, Justice, and Science spending bill and report for FY2026. Here we break down the provisions related to the astronomical sciences for NASA and the National Science Foundation.
Policy Update (22 July 2025)
22 Jul 2025
We have a new Action Alert in response to reports that OMB may be directing NASA and NSF to operate at deep cut levels in FY2026. A letter to Rep. Zoe Lofgren states that $2.2 billion has been withheld from NSF. A new...
Highlights from AAS Nova: 6–19 July 2025
21 Jul 2025
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Videos Available from the 246th AAS Meeting
18 Jul 2025
Slidecasts of the plenary talks and prize lectures presented at the AAS 2025 summer meeting in Anchorage, Alaska, are now available online for all.