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In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Lauren Kokinakis writes about the total solar eclipse of 1868.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The August 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

Take this science community survey to let the LSST Discovery Alliance know what new resources you will need to conduct your research with Rubin LSST data.

NASA has been planning reductions to Hubble and Chandra in the face of a tight budget for the Astrophysics Division. We discuss some of the future pathways for the missions as laid out in the most recent NASA...

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 Roman Space Telescope project is soliciting self-nominations, due on 12 August 2024, for membership on the Roman Observations Time Allocation Committee.

Vera C. Rubin Observatory will partner with the American Astronomical Society for a free online workshop on Saturday, 27 July.

Join the AAS and the NSF INCLUDES Alliance: Inclusive Graduate Education Network (IGEN) for a two-part online workshop series on equity in graduate admissions this August.

The House mapped out its appropriations bills for NASA, NSF, and the Department of Energy and released a NASA reauthorization bill. Here we take a look at these bills and discuss what they could mean for our community.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Ananya Kaalva writes about the career of Beatrice Tinsley.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The July 2024 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, ApJ Supplements, PSJ, and RNAAS to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

The AAS Board of Trustees has recently approved the formation of a one-year Working Group for International Students and Researchers in Astronomy.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has announced the 2024 winners of the IAU Astronomy Outreach, Development, and Education Prizes, and among the recipients are two AAS members.