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13 January 2026
Astrobites Coverage of the 247th AAS Meeting
Kerry Hensley American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Did you miss the 247th American Astronomical Society meeting, which took place 4–8 January 2026 in Phoenix, Arizona? Or did you attend but miss some of the sessions you were hoping to catch? Then you'll be happy to know that Astrobites and AAS Nova have worked together to publish summaries of many of the plenary talks and press briefings from throughout the meeting!
Astrobites is a daily blog that has been covering the latest research in astronomy since 2010. It is written by graduate students around the world and is supported by the AAS. Astrobites bloggers now regularly bring you coverage of each of the Society's semiannual meetings. You can read the summaries from the 247th AAS meeting here:
Astrobites also conducted a series of interviews with some of the plenary speakers in advance of their talks at AAS 247:
- Daniella DellaGiustina
- James Binney
- Raja GuhaThakurta
- Adam Burgasser
- Marcia Rieke
- Andrew Vanderburg
- Thomas Hockey
- Adam Leroy
- Tonima Tasnim Ananna
- Alexander Furnas
- Priyamvada Natarajan
- Maya Fishbach
- Maura McLaughlin
- Xavier Siemens
In addition to plenary coverage, you can also check out the webcasts of the press briefings from the meeting, which are freely available on the AAS Press Office YouTube channel.