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In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Clifford J. Cunningham writes about two events in the skies of July-August 1596: the comet and the red star.

Some AAS members are receiving phishing emails spoofing messages from Society leaders or other members but actually coming from scammers. Here's how to spot them.

A joint working group is soliciting input from the community for bold and creative ideas for using the Vera C. Rubin Observatory and Nancy G. Roman Space Telescope synergistically. Deadline: 31 August.

Here is a look at astronomy-related policy events on the schedule for August 2021.

The House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittees met to finalize their fiscal year 2022 markups. Here are some details on the funding for NASA and other federal agencies that support the astronomical sciences.

Join a free webinar on Wednesday, 4 August, as our host Alaina G. Levine discusses how to escape from the people who are undermining your career goals.

Guest author Jessica Fielder outlines how astronomy educators can expand and develop what it means to lead an equitable classroom using literature on social justice pedagogy.

The Education Committee invites proposals from US-based AAS members to provide education-related mentoring and professional-development experiences for fellow members. Proposal deadline: 9 August.

A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine calls on the federal government to encourage focusing resources on high-quality science education for all US students.

The council will convene stakeholders across the research enterprise to develop ways to promote high-quality research practices and to anticipate and address challenges to research ethics and integrity.

The National Science Foundation's annual Alan T. Waterman Award recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the NSF. The 2022 nomination deadline is 20 September.

The AAS Membership Directory is published annually by the AAS Executive Office. The 2021 edition comes in a PDF version and is available to AAS members.

In this first article in a new series, we address how we as a community can and should advocate for our priorities with the policy makers who control the funds that make our science possible.

The AAS recently completed a lengthy strategic planning process, and we are pleased to announce a new plan to guide our organization over the next five years.