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Join an online hangout on Thursday, 9 November, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about exoplanet Kepler-13Ab and its unusual atmosphere.

Third parties are sending emails to members of the astronomy community offering to sell them contact lists of our conference attendees. We are investigating the entities and individuals involved.

This Policy Alert shares time-sensitive information on the potential consequences of the current federal tax reform proposal on higher education, with particular implications for graduate students.

NASA is currently accepting abstracts for a workshop to engage the scientific community in determining how the deep space gateway concept can be used to advance scientific discovery. Submission deadline: 15 December.

We take a look at last week's Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation public hearing, during which the potential next administrator of NASA, Rep. James Bridenstine (R-OK), responded to questions.

Each month in this series from the Historical Astronomy Division, an important event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the 100-inch Hooker Telescope at Mount Wilson Observatory.

Keck Observatory chief scientist Anne Kinney will lead investments in astronomy, chemistry, physics, materials science, and mathematics research at the National Science Foundation.

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.

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

Enjoy this new feature of the AAS Policy Blog, in which we share a list of upcoming events that fall under the realm of astronomical science policy.

The AAS winter meeting regular registration deadline has been extended to Thursday, 9 November, so register ASAP to save! Don't forget to check out the plethora of workshops available during the meeting, too.

As Executive Officer Kevin Marvel explains, the new AAS governance structure includes both a Board of Trustees and a Strategic Assembly, which met for the first time in October.

The AAS and IOP Publishing announce the return of Research Notes of the AAS (RNAAS) — short communications for the rapid publication and distribution of new and exciting results.

Nominations are invited on behalf of individuals with achievements in cosmology, genetics, or neuroscience. The nomination deadline is 15 December 2017.