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Join an online hangout on Thursday, 22 June, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about two nearly identical hot Jupiters with surprisingly different atmospheres.

Ortwin Gerhard (Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics) will receive the Dirk Brouwer Award, and Daniel Fabrycky (University of Chicago) will receive the Vera Rubin Early Career Prize.

After a successful Council meeting and New AAS Governance Model Town Hall at the 230th AAS meeting in Austin, it’s now time to make your voice heard.

The US National Academies and the National Space Science Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences invite applications for the 7th & 8th Forums for New Leaders in Space Science. Deadline: 14 July.

The company behind the hit TV series "Outrageous Acts of Science" is looking for scientists to host or appear in some exciting new programs for a major US television network.

The AAS will debut an improved Job Register this summer including many enhancements to the site's look and functionality.

Submit your poster abstract for the 48th Solar Physics Division meeting by Tuesday, 20 June, to join the meeting program.

The International Astronomical Union has announced the recipients of the first annual IAU PhD Prize, which recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in astronomy by PhD students around the world.

Did you miss the 230th AAS meeting in Austin, Texas, last week? Good news: Astrobites bloggers wrote daily summaries of plenary sessions and press briefings at the meeting.

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

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 15 June, at 3:00 pm ET to hear about the remarkable TRAPPIST-1 planetary system and its significance in the search for Earth-like worlds.

Provided free to all members, the annual AAS Wall Calendar highlights important astronomical events in each month. The AAS is seeking sponsors plus key dates and deadlines for the 2018 edition. Deadline: 1 September

Hundreds of snapshots from the June 2017 AAS meeting in Austin, Texas, have been posted in our online gallery.

On 8 April 2017, about 35 attendees from 15 institutions gathered at Murray State University for the third AAS Kentucky Area Regional Meeting.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 8 June, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about the observation and study of Jupiter's intriguing moon, Europa.