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Breakthrough Prize Honors Early Career Astronomers
17 October 2018
Several young astronomers, including one AAS member, will receive the New Horizons in Physics Prize from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation for their work in gravitational-wave astronomy.
What the American Astronomical Society Means to Me
15 Mar 2019
President Megan Donahue views the Society as more than the sum of its individual parts.
Coming Soon: 2019 Membership Renewal Invoices
17 Oct 2018
It's renewal season at the AAS, and reminders and dues invoices are currently in production. Don’t let time-sensitive opportunities like our author discounts and reduced registrations pass you by.
IAU Junior Membership and IAU PhD Prize Applications Open
17 Oct 2018
The USNC-IAU is accepting applications for IAU Junior Membership until 31 December 2018. In addition, recent PhDs are eligible to apply for an IAU Divison prize.
So Many Ways…
16 October 2018
When renewing your membership this fall, please consider making a gift to support the Society and its programs. There are many ways to give, and some of them might have significant tax advantages for donors.
Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship
15 Oct 2018
Nominations are now invited for the Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship of Physics and Astronomy at UC San Diego. The deadline for applications is Friday, 16 November 2018.
Call for Nominations for the 2019 Gruber Prize
15 October 2018
Nominations for the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize are invited annually from the fields of astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. The 2019 Cosmology Prize deadline is 15 December.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 30 September - 13 October 2018
14 October 2018
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Workshop on Maximizing the Scientific Return of NASA Data
11 October 2018
NASA's Science Mission Directorate is hosting a special event, "Workshop on Maximizing the Scientific Return of NASA Data," on 30–31 October. Registration is free.
National Academies Call for More Astrobiology at NASA
10 October 2018
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says that NASA should expand the search for life in the universe and make astrobiology an integral part of its missions.
Astronomy Rewind Fast-Forwards to Reanimate "Zombie" Astrophotos
9 Oct 2018
More than 30,000 celestial images that were all but lost to science are about to find their way back into researchers’ hands thanks to the efforts of thousands of citizen scientists participating in the Astronomy Rewind...
HAD 2019 Osterbrock Book Prize Goes to Cottam & Orchiston
8 October 2018
The AAS Historical Astronomy Division will present the 2019 Osterbrock Book Prize to Stella Cottam and Wayne Orchiston for Eclipses, Transits, and Comets of the Nineteenth Century.
Dark Energy Survey Releases Year-1 High-Level Data
5 Oct 2018
The Dark Energy Survey Collaboration announces the public release of a large set of value-added data products derived from the images and catalogs from its first year of the survey.
Sarah Stewart Receives MacArthur "Genius Grant"
4 October 2018
Planetary scientist and AAS member Sarah Stewart (University of California, Davis) is one of 25 scientists, artists, writers, humanists, teachers, and entrepreneurs in the 2018 class of MacArthur Fellows.
Applications Requested for Robert L. Brown Dissertation Award
4 Oct 2018
Applications for the 2019 Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award are now being accepted from recent PhD recipients whose doctoral thesis is based on data from an AUI facility. Deadline: 31 December.