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The AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellows Program places science, engineering, and mathematics students and postdocs at media organizations nationwide. Applications open 16 October.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 12 October, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about the remarkable journey of the twin Voyager spacecraft.

The EHT is an international collaboration aiming to capture the first image of a black hole by creating a virtual Earth-sized radio telescope. Here's a brief status report on our observations and analysis.

Since the AAS took on WWT management, we have been working to better integrate the program into the astronomical research and publishing process. We're excited to announce a new platform-agnostic version!

The early registration and poster abstract deadlines for the 231st AAS meeting will be extended for those from the greater Houston area, South Florida, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and the Caribbean.

Congratulations to new Nobel laureates Rainer Weiss (MIT), Barry Barish & Kip Thorne (both Caltech), cited "for their decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves."

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

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.

The Lecar Prize recognizes exceptional contributions to the study of extrasolar planets in particular and theoretical astrophysics in general. Nominations are now welcome. Deadline: 5 November 2017.

NASA announced on 28 September that the James Webb Space Telescope will launch between March and June 2019, several months later than the October 2018 target launch date.

The AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship program will host a live, text-based chat on Thursday, 12 October, to answer final questions about the program before the 1 November application deadline.

The National Science Foundation Division of Astronomical Sciences Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation (ATI) is being assessed and new proposals will not be accepted until this program review is complete.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 28 September, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about a rediscovered nova and what new analysis can tell us about it.

David Soderblom, a member of the IAU Membership Committee, responds to frequently asked questions and comments about joining the International Astronomical Union.

AAS President Christine Jones has sent a letter to Congressional leadership urging swift action on a permanent legislative solution for DACA recipients.