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Arecibo Observatory Call for Proposals
11 August 2017
The Arecibo Observatory invites proposals for the use of the Arecibo 305-m telescope within the six-month (or in some cases, one-year) period beginning 1 January 2018. Proposal deadline: 7 September 2017.
AAS Winter Meeting Abstract Submission Is Open!
8 August 2017
Submit your oral or poster abstract for the 231st AAS meeting by 3 October to be added to the meeting program. Registration and the hotel block for the winter meeting will open near the end of August.
Celebrating Women in the Astronomical Sciences - Final Weeks to Give
8 August 2017
The AAS Spring/Summer 2017 Campaign, highlighting trailblazing women in astronomy, wraps up on Friday, 25 August. Please give to the funds, prizes, programs, and activities that mean the most to you.
Afternoon Astronomy Coffee Hangout 10 August
8 August 2017
Join an online hangout on Thursday, 10 August, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about the upcoming solar eclipse and the features of the solar corona.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 23 July - 5 August 2017
8 August 2017
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Slooh Makes Looking into Outer Space Free
7 August 2017
Slooh, a global telescope network and web-based astronomy education and outreach hub, has made its live telescope feeds freely available worldwide in furtherance of its mission to benefit the astronomy community.
AAS-Member Discount for Latest Volumes of Annual Reviews
3 August 2017
AAS members can purchase the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics and/or the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences at significant savings.
History and Heritage of the AAS
3 August 2017
The AIP Niels Bohr Library & Archives is the collecting repository of AIP and its member societies. It is open to the public and welcomes researchers from all over the world both in-person and online.
Call for Nominations: LISA Study Teams
2 August 2017
The ESA-led Laser Interferometer Space Antenna gravitational wave mission is accepting nominations for NASA's LISA Study Team and ESA's LISA Science Study Team. Nomination deadline: 1 September 2017.
This Month in Astronomical History: Relativity and Vulcan’s Vanishing Act
2 August 2017
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 non-existent planet Vulcan and its connection to...
National Academies Seeks Nominations for Two New Committees
2 August 2017
Two new National Academies committees will be tasked with developing consensus reports on an exoplanet science strategy and an astrobiology strategy for the search for life in the universe. Nomination deadline: 7 August.
New AAS Articles of Incorporation & Bylaws Approved!
1 August 2017
By an overwhelming majority, AAS members voted to accept the Council's recommendation to adopt the new governance documents.
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AAS Offers Updated Advice for Safely Viewing the Solar Eclipse
1 Aug 2017
In response to alarming reports of potentially unsafe eclipse viewers flooding the market as the coast-to-coast solar eclipse of August 21st draws near, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) has revised some of its...
August 2017 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
1 August 2017
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.
Call for LAD Prize Nominations
31 July 2017
The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division invites nominations for the 2018 Laboratory Astrophysics Prize and the 2018 Early Career Award. Nomination deadline: 4 September 2017.