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NSF’s OIR Lab Call for Proposals for Semester 2020B
4 Mar 2020
Proposals are now being accepted by the NSF’s OIR Lab for observing time from August 2020 through January 2021 at various facilities. The deadline for proposals is 31 March 2020.
March 2020 Issue of Physics Today Now Available
2 Mar 2020
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The March issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Jennifer Beth Bergner Receives NRAO Robert L. Brown Dissertation Award
24 Feb 2020
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory's 2019 Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award goes to Jennifer Beth Bergner for her dissertation “Tracing Organic Complexity During Star and Planet Formation."
AAS 236: Mad About Astronomy in “Mad City”
25 Feb 2020
Here's a preview of the 236th AAS meeting, to be held jointly with the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division in Madison, Wisconsin, 31 May - 4 June 2020. Registration and abstract submission are now open!
Solar Physics Division Announces Recipients of 2020 Hale & Harvey Prizes
25 Feb 2020
The AAS Solar Physics Division, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, awards its George Ellery Hale Prize to Kazunari Shibata (Kyoto University, Japan) and Karen Harvey Prize to Hui Tian (Peking University...
Final 2020 Membership Renewal Reminder
25 Feb 2020
The grace period for those with outstanding dues balances ends this week! Don’t let your connection to the AAS lapse in 2020.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 9-22 February 2020
24 Feb 2020
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.
American Astronomical Society Announces First Class of AAS Fellows
25 Feb 2020
The AAS has established a new accolade, Fellow of the AAS, to honor members for extraordinary achievement and noteworthy service to astronomy and to the Society. Meet our Inaugural Fellow and Legacy Fellows!
AAS Names Lisa Kaltenegger Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer for 236th Meeting
24 Feb 2020
At our June 2020 meeting in Madison, Wisconsin, the Kavli lecture will be given by Lisa Kaltenegger, Director of Cornell University's Carl Sagan Institute and expert on the search for life on rocky exoplanets.
LAD's 2020 Dissertation Prize Is Awarded to Natalie Hell
19 Feb 2020
Dr. Hell is being honored by the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division for groundbreaking laboratory measurements necessary for accurate, reliable interpretation of high-resolution X-ray spectra from astronomical sources.
On the President's Budget Request for FY 2021
13 Feb 2020
AAS President Megan Donahue offers some thoughts on astronomically relevant sections of the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2021.
Time for AAS Membership Directory Updates!
12 Feb 2020
It's our annual call to AAS members to update their information and preferences for the printed Membership Directory. The deadline for changes is Monday, 2 March.
IAU Issues Update on Satellite Constellations' Potential Impacts on Astronomy
12 Feb 2020
The International Astronomical Union summarizes our current understanding of the impacts that megaconstellations of communication satellites may have on astronomical observations and on the visual appearance of the night...
Highlights from AAS Nova: 26 January - 8 February 2020
11 Feb 2020
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.
Videos Available from the 235th AAS Meeting
11 Feb 2020
Slidecasts of 25 invited talks and prize lectures presented at the 2020 winter AAS meeting in Honolulu, HI, are now online for members. Sign in to view them at your leisure.