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The National Academies will hold the 2025 Space Science Week from 31 March to 4 April. Registration is now open.

Applications for the 37th annual NASA Planetary Science Summer School — a three-month-long early career development experience — are due 18 March.

A virtual open house will be held on Zoom on Thursday, 20 March, at 4:00 pm ET. We will discuss the application process, the format of the program, and financial support.

In this Education Committee Blog post, guest author Jane Charlton introduces Penn State's "University of Mars" app, which interactively presents content usually covered in a general education astronomy class.

Haven't renewed your AAS membership for 2025? There's still time to maintain your connection to your astronomical sciences community.

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

The AAS High Energy Astrophysics Division (HEAD) has selected the winners of its 2025 Rossi, Mid-Career, Early Career, Distinguished Career, and Innovation Prizes, as well as three finalists for the Dissertation Prize.

Hundreds of snapshots from the January 2025 AAS meeting in National Harbor, Maryland, have been posted in our online gallery.

Are you interested in learning about techniques for supporting students seeking non-academic careers or sharing your experiences supporting students? Join us for a conversation filled with insight and resources.

In this Education Committee Blog post, guest author Ashish Mahabal introduces the mobile app ZARTH, an outreach tool described as "Pokémon GO for astronomy."

Two AAS members have been awarded the prestigious National Medal of Science: Wendy Freedman and Keivan Stassun.

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

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The February 2025 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.