News

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine seek suggestions for experts to be considered for the membership rotation or other engagement with the Committee on Astronomy and Astrophysics.

The Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award and the Chambliss Amateur Achievement Award come with gleaming gold and silver medals, respectively. Consider nominating advanced-level textbook authors and accomplished amateur...

Dr. Dan Peluso, educator at Griffin Academy and researcher at the SETI Institute, shares his experiences advocating for science and education at AAS–American Association of Physics Teachers Congressional Visits Day.

The AAS prizes include three (Cannon, Warner, and Pierce) that are designed to honor astronomers in the early phases of their careers. The have different selection criteria and rules. Nominations are encouraged!

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) invites applications for mini-grants for innovative, community-based projects from the North American region that aim to foster inclusion, leadership, and participation of women...

The 2026 AAS Election closed on 20 April and the results are in!

The Joseph Weber Award for Astronomical Instrumentation celebrates the design, invention, or significant improvement of instrumentation leading to advances in astronomy. Nominations are now open!

This free webinar hosted by the AAS Committee on Employment will highlight career opportunities in aerospace and the defense industry as alternatives to pursing academic paths after a bachelor's degree.

New from AAS Nova: a possible supermassive black hole merger, a sizzling supergiant star, and a comet that loses (and regrows) its tail.

The AAS Agents are hosting a virtual office hour with the Society's Working Group on the Preservation of Astronomical Heritage. AAS members are invited to join the meeting to learn more about the group's efforts and...

Through a partnership between the AAS's Division for Planetary Sciences and the National Society of Black Physicists, Hannah Wallace has been named the 2026 DPS-NSBP Speaker.

The Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize recognizes an outstanding research contribution to astronomy or astrophysics of an exceptionally innovative or highly creative character. We invite and encourage AAS members to consider...