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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 Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) is a 3-meter telescope optimized for infrared observations and located at the summit of Maunakea, Hawai‘i. Observing proposals for the 2023A semester are due by Monday, 3 October.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific has announced the recipients of its 2022 prizes for astronomy research, technology, education, and public outreach.

AAS members can now purchase the 2022 edition, Vol. 60, of Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics at a 30% discount.

Want to help prepare your community for the October 2023 annular and April 2024 total solar eclipses in North America? The AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force invites you to a hybrid planning workshop on 21-22 October.

The Society's FAMOUS (Funds for Astronomical Meetings: Outreach to Underrepresented Scientists) program helps members from historically underrepresented groups attend AAS meetings. Deadline: 13 October.

Prospective meeting organizers should inform the Internal Astronomical Union (IAU) by sending a Letter of Intent via the IAU Proposal Web Server. Deadline: 15 September.

This four-part learning series will feature climate assessment experts who will guide learning sessions that focus on strategies to ensure that assessment results lead to change.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta of the Austin Astronomical Society writes about the historiography of Caroline Herschel.

In this guest blog post, Chief Scientist of W.M. Keck Observatory John O'Meara explains recently passed legislation in Hawaiʻi establishing a new governance body for Maunakea.

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 second session in ORCID's I’m a Member, Now What?! webinar series is all about the ORCID member portal. View upcoming webinar sessions and register online.

NASA is soliciting applications and nominations for individuals affiliated with US institutions to participate in a European Space Agency (ESA)-led NewAthena Science Re-definition Team. Deadline: 16 September.

AAS President Kelsey Johnson recognizes the deep impact on the AAS's membership of the US Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization and assures that the safety of our members and staff must...

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