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Las Cumbres Observatory and the National Science Foundation have entered into an agreement through which time on LCO telescopes is being made available to the community at large. Proposal deadline: 10 February.

At its 229th meeting, the AAS named the recipients of its 2017 prizes for outstanding achievements in research, instrument development, and education.

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.

Each month as part of this series from the Historical Astronomy Division, an important discovery or memorable event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the life and work of Bengt...

Renew your AAS membership before the end of the year to receive a 15% discount on your share of the author charges for a paper published in an AAS journal in 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.

On 13 January, Dr. Fleming Crim will conclude his term as the NSF assistant director in charge of the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and return to his position at the University of Wisconsin.

As the 114th Congress wraps up the year, we provide an end-of-year update for FY 2017, COMPETES, and NASA.

Congressional Visit Days are an opportunity for AAS members to advocate for their science with policy makers. There are two opportunities this coming year: AAS CVD (21-22 March 2017) and SET CVD (25-26 April 2017)...

Please consider a gift to the FAMOUS Travel Grant Fund, which awards grants to astronomers from historically underrepresented groups so that they may attend AAS meetings.

Improvements have been implemented for the AAS winter meeting in Grapevine, Texas, based on your feedback from past meetings.

There will be two events concerning light pollution at the AAS winter meeting that should be of interest to anyone who uses ground-based astronomical data or is concerned with the importance of protecting the night sky.

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

The AAS is looking for a contract programmer to lead the software development activities of the WorldWide Telescope/Astrolabe project, funded by the National Science Foundation.