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Arizona State University has joined the mission to build the world’s largest telescope, the Giant Magellan Telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile.

Career services and professional development opportunities abound at the upcoming 231st AAS meeting in Washington, DC, but you need to make your plans soon!

The week after Thanksgiving includes #GivingTuesday. Celebrate by making a special gift to the AAS. Your donation supports the Society's mission and helps make astronomy happen!

Some AAS members have received emails offering to sell contact lists of our meeting attendees. We are investigating these emails and the company that claims to be the source of the information.

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

Ten AAS members are among the 396 distinguished scientists newly elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Balloting for the next election of AAS Officers and Councilors opens 14 December 2017 and closes at the end of January 2018. Here is the slate of candidates.

A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is requesting community input for an astrobiology science strategy for the search for life in the solar system and extrasolar planetary systems...

Thanks to new partnerships with Authorea and Overleaf, you can now submit papers directly from these collaborative authoring tools to the Astronomical Journal and the Astrophysical Journal family.

The National Science Foundation announces the selection of a plan to collaborate with interested parties to maintain science-focused operations at Arecibo Observatory with reduced agency funding.

Organized and operated by volunteer teams of graduate students, ComSciCon has become a premier professional development experience for young scientists.

Ten winners and five honorable mentions will receive support to present their dissertation talks at the 231st AAS meeting in Washington, DC, in January.

If you haven't renewed your AAS membership for 2018, watch your mail for a dark blue envelope containing your second renewal notice. Renew soon to secure your member benefits for another year!

AAS Nova editor Susanna Kohler introduces Research Notes of the AAS, your new home for brief science communications of special interest to the astronomical community.

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