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In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Martin Griffiths writes about Joseph Harris and the 1761 transit of Venus.

In this blog post, guest author L. M. Rebull provides a list of education and public outreach (EPO) programs that get teachers and students in contact with real astronomy data. Additions and/or corrections are welcome.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, IEEE Life member Kurt Baty writes about the Antikythera Mechanism, the oldest known mechanical calculator for astronomy.

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.

Hear brief reports from the Society's officers and get to know our new leaders as we close out the virtual 238th AAS meeting on Wednesday, 9 June.

The North American ALMA Science Center and the SOFIA Science Center are excited to present their joint six-week seminar series, starting 10 June and concluding on 22 July.

The AAS Solar Physics Division has announced the winners of its science-writing awards, and two out of three recognize work published in Sky & Telescope and written by AAS members.

Nominations for AAS prizes and honors will open in the next few days, with a deadline of 31 July. Nominators will encounter a process that has changed significantly since last year. Here's what has changed, and why.

The SATCON2 workshop will be held virtually 12-16 July 2021 to discuss how to implement the strategies determined in last year's SATCON1 to minimize the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy.

The AAS Education Committee is delighted to welcome four new members (Tania Anderson, Chelen Johnson, Dennis Just, and Hyun-chul Lee) who will serve from now until March 2024.

The AAS and IOP Publishing are delighted to announce that the two latest books in its Astronomy Education series have had their prices reduced significantly to bring them within the budgets of more astronomy instructors...

AAS member Marc Kamionkowski will receive a share of the 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize along with Uroš Seljak and Matias Zaldarriaga for their career-long contributions to the study of the infant universe.

A grant from the SETI Institute will support graduate student Karen Perez (Columbia University) in her pursuit of career opportunities in astrobiology and the search for life beyond Earth.

Las Cumbres Observatory has opened its 2021 call for Global Sky Partners, seeking applications from people offering structured educational programs using robotic telescopes. Deadline: 13 June.