News

The AAS Board of Trustees recently passed an update to the rules governing the adoption of policy resolutions for the Society.

Here is a look at events on the schedule for December 2019.

The International Astronomical Union has selected Haus der Astronomie, an astronomy outreach center based in Heidelberg, Germany, as the location for its new Office of Astronomy for Education.

Numerous AAS members are among the scientists elected to the 2019 class of Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Upper-level undergraduates and early graduate students interested in astronomical instrumentation are invited to spend a week at the University of California, Berkeley, 20-24 July 2020. Application deadline: 23 January...

Sarah M. Hörst (Johns Hopkins University) is being honored by the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division for laboratory research advancing our understanding of photochemical haze formation in planetary atmospheres.

Offline since August after S&T's former owner left the scene, Shop at Sky is back in business following a herculean effort by the AAS and S&T teams — just in time for your holiday shopping.

Interested in developing your science-writing skills? Consider attending the "Science Communication Through the Lens of Astrobites" workshop at the winter AAS meeting in Honolulu.

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

The AAS is a Member Society of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). In this post, CEO Michael Moloney shares the latest news and opportunities for AAS members.

Find out what's in the January 2020 issue of Sky & Telescope magazine, including when to look for meteor showers and two bright asteroids, 5 Astraea and 511 Davida.

The first public release of Gemini's new Python-based data-reduction platform, DRAGONS (Data Reduction for Astronomy from Gemini Observatory North and South), is now available for download, installation, and use.

The Board of Directors of the American Institute of Physics, of which the AAS is a Member Society, has adopted a statement promoting increased diversity, equity, and inclusion in the physical sciences.

Several AAS student members are among the winners of the Universities Space Research Association's 2019 Distinguished Undergraduate Awards honoring outstanding college students in space science and engineering.

Applications for the 2019 Brown Award are now being accepted from recent PhD recipients whose thesis is based on radio data from any facility operated by Associated Universities, Inc. Deadline: 31 December.