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Soliciting Memories for DAO Centenary
23 Feb 2018
The Dominion Astrophysical Observatory is celebrating 100 years, and looking to collect your stories, memories, and photos.
ExoPAG 18 Travel Support for Postdocs & Graduate Students
21 February 2018
NASA's Exoplanet Program Analysis Group invites early-career scientists at the intersection of exoplanets and space-based astronomy to attend the ExoPAG meeting on 29 July in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Afternoon Astronomy Coffee Hangout 22 February
20 Feb 2018
Join an online hangout on Thursday, 22 February, at 3:00 pm ET to learn about the outskirts of our solar system with data from the Voyager and Interstellar Boundary Explorer spacecraft.
AAS Names Debra Fischer as Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecturer
20 Feb 2018
At the 232nd AAS meeting in Denver, Colorado, on 4 June 2018, the Kavli Foundation Plenary Lecture will be given by Debra Fischer (Yale University), a leading expert on detecting and characterizing exoplanets.
Vanderbilt's Keivan Stassun Wins 2018 AAAS Mentor Award
16 Feb 2018
The American Association for the Advancement of Science cites Stassun for personally mentoring dozens of underrepresented minority students and for building innovative mentoring models.
Spitzer Mission Extension: Cycle-14 Call for Proposals Update
16 Feb 2018
The Spitzer Cycle-14 call for proposals deadline has been extended to Friday, 23 March 2018.
A Message from the LIGO-Virgo Collaborations
15 Feb 2018
Learn about the transition to LIGO-Virgo open, public alerts (OPAs) for multimessenger observations by joining an online forum and/or by attending a town hall in Boston or Amsterdam. RSVP requested!
A Survey on Careers in Astronomy
15 February 2018
Please help a high-school student in Illinois by taking his survey to investigate people's interests in pursuing careers in astronomy. Deadline: Friday, 2 March.
This Month in Astronomical History
15 Feb 2018
In this month's column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, we focus on early African American astronomer Benjamin Banneker.
Virginia Trimble Honored by AAS and IAU
15 Feb 2018
The AAS Board of Trustees has named Virginia Trimble a patron of the Society, and the International Astronomical Union has given the name Trimble to asteroid number 9271.
Call for White Papers: Committee on Exoplanet Science Strategy
14 Feb 2018
A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is requesting community input to carry out a study on the science strategy for the field of extrasolar planets.
AAS Leaders Concerned with Proposed Cancellation of WFIRST
14 February 2018
President-Elect Megan Donahue and Executive Officer Kevin Marvel are gravely concerned about the administration’s abrupt cancellation of the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope.
AAS Officials Concerned with Proposed Cancellation of WFIRST
14 Feb 2018
AAS President-Elect Megan Donahue and Executive Officer Kevin Marvel are gravely concerned about the administration’s proposed cuts to NASA’s astrophysics budget and the abrupt cancellation of the Wide Field Infrared...
AAS Solar Physics Division Announces 2018 Prizewinners
14 February 2018
Sarbani Basu is receiving SPD's highest honor, the George Ellery Hale Prize, and Nicholeen Viall is receiving SPD's early-career award, the Karen Harvey Prize. Congrats to both!
Final Call for 2018 Membership Renewals Before the Calls Begin!
14 February 2018
If you haven't renewed by Friday, 2 March, your AAS membership will be suspended and your member benefits cut off. Renewals after that date will incur a $10 late fee.