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The world’s largest conference on astronomy communication will be hosted from 12 to 16 September at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia (with provisions to attend in person and online).

Bethany Johns, a former John Bahcall Public Policy Fellow, joins the AAS as the new Deputy Director of Public Policy and Interim Acting Director.

Here you will find an account of a free-to-use open-source Open Educational Resource assessment tool that you can use in your astronomy classes.

All Society members are encouraged to nominate worthy colleagues for recognition by the AAS. Self-nominations are accepted. Deadline: 30 June.

Join us Thursday, 16 June, for the Annual Members' Meeting, either IRL or virtually. Get updates on the state of your Society, an appreciation of volunteer leaders, and other important business.

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.

Join the public briefing webinar on advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in competed space mission leadership at NASA on Wednesday, 18 May.

The Green Bank Observatory is planning a workshop on K-band science — past, present and future — covering science that has utilized or will utilize the Green Bank Telescope. The workshop will be held 19–21 September 2022...

This post covers a brief refresher on the federal budget process and a summary of what’s happening with astronomy-related line items in the federal budget.

All AAS members are invited and encouraged to prepare nominations for themselves or their colleagues to honor important contributions to astronomical research, instrumentation, writing, teaching, and service to the...

College juniors and seniors looking to connect with other STEM-focused students for professional development and community building are encouraged to apply to join the AL1GN STEM Cohort. Deadline: 15 May.

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

Out to Innovate, which has recognized exemplary individuals with LGBTQ+ Educator, Engineer, and Scientist of the Year awards annually for more than 15 years, has honored AAS member Jane Rigby this year.

In this post, Andrew Fraknoi presents a list of our colleagues who are doing astronomy outreach by writing scientifically reasonable science fiction stories. He gives a few examples (and lists teaching resources) that...

The AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy is giving its 2022 Brouwer Award to Harold Levison (Southwest Research Institute) and its 2022 Rubin Prize to Kathryn Volk (University of Arizona).