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Astrobites Coverage of the 234th AAS Meeting
Astrobites has published summaries of many of the plenary talks and press briefings from throughout the 234th AAS meeting.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 2-15 June 2019
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
American Astronomical Society to Acquire Sky & Telescope
18 Jun 2019
The AAS has agreed to acquire Sky & Telescope (S&T) magazine and its related business assets, including skyandtelescope.com, SkyWatch, digital editions, astronomy-themed tours, and S&T-branded books, sky atlases, globes,...
Register for the Symposium in Honor of Vera Rubin
You are invited to attend a symposium in honor of Vera Rubin being held at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, 24-26 June. Registration is open until 20 June.
Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory Call for Proposals
18 Jun 2019
The Taeduk Radio Astronomy Observatory invites proposals for the use of the 14m radio telescoope from October 2019 to May 2020. Proposals are due by the end of August.
Enter the Royal Society Publishing 2019 Photo Competition
This annual competition, which includes an astronomy category, celebrates the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for entries: 30 August.
Save the Date for the Second Inclusive Astronomy Conference
The Inclusive Astronomy 2 (IA2) conference will be held 14-15 October 2019 at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. Join us to envision how to make astronomy more diverse and inclusive.
LSST May Be Renamed the Vera Rubin Survey Telescope
Members of the House Science Committee have introduced a bill to rename the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope for Vera Rubin, a renowned astronomer and advocate for women in science.
AAS Issues Position Statement on Satellite Constellations
10 Jun 2019
In response to the launch by SpaceX of 60 Starlink satellites with plans for thousands more, the AAS Board of Trustees expresses concern over these satellites' potential to interfere with astronomical observations and...
AAS Issues Position Statement on Satellite Constellations
10 Jun 2019
In response to the launch by SpaceX of 60 Starlink satellites with plans for thousands more, the AAS Board of Trustees expresses concern over these satellites' potential to interfere with astronomical observations and...
Bulletin of the AAS Publishes Astro2020 White Papers
6 Jun 2019
What are the big topics in astronomy research that we’ll be working to address in the next decade? Astronomers have a pretty good guess, and they’ve shared what they think in a series of white papers that are part of the...
New Prize Nominations Site Coming Soon!
A new awards management platform will debut this summer, making it easier to submit nominations and evaluate entries for Society and Division prizes for outstanding research, instrumentation, education, writing, and...
The Current State of Astronomy Research, Summarized in 573 Papers
What are the big topics in astronomy research that we’ll be working to address in the next decade? No need to pull out a crystal ball … astronomers have a pretty good guess, and they’ve shared what they think in a series...
Applications Invited for AAS Media Fellowship
The AAS Media Fellowship is a quarter-time, one-year position that provides training and experience for a grad student in the astronomical sciences interested in science communication. Application deadline: 2 July.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 19 May - 1 June 2019
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.