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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.

Join the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a public briefing event and webcast on 10 October to hear about future research strategies for the field of astrobiology.

In this monthly feature of the AAS Policy Blog, we share a calendar of upcoming events in science and space policy that may be of interest to our members.

Join Tony Darnell and Carol Christian for an online hangout on Thursday, 27 September, at 3:00 pm ET to learn about the Dharma Survey discovery and the HD 26965 system.

To help protect scientists and students, the National Science Foundation will require grant recipients' organizations to report findings and determinations of sexual harassment.

Renew your AAS membership today to avoid losing valuable benefits, like discounted meeting registration and journal subscriptions, Chambliss competition eligibility, and much more.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, we focus on Algol — the well-known variable star that changes every 2.867 days.

The NASA Science Mission Directorate requests information, comments, and suggestions to assist in the development of a Strategic Plan for Scientific Data and Computing. Responses are due 19 October.

The Lecar Prize recognizes exceptional contributions to the study of extrasolar planets in particular and theoretical astrophysics in general. Nominations are now welcome. Deadline: 1 November 2018.

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

Congress is scrambling to pass legislation to fund the federal government starting 1 October, and federal agencies have only recently been able to finalize their budgets for the year ending 30 September.

The American Institute of Physics is seeking qualified scientists to apply for the 2019-2020 AIP State Department Fellowship program by 15 October 2018.

Thomas Zurbuchen, NASA's Associate Administrator for the Science Mission Directorate, explains the agency's new policy against discrimination in NASA-funded programs, activities, and institutions.

On 4 September 2018, Nicola Fox began official duties as director of NASA's Heliophysics Division, leading the agency's efforts to study the Sun and its effects on Earth and the solar system.