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A Message from the AAS President on Charlottesville
25 August 2017
AAS President Christine Jones responds to the devastating events in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Afternoon Astronomy Coffee Hangout 24 August
24 August 2017
Join an online hangout on Thursday, 24 August, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about WASP-121b, an exoplanet with a scorching hot atmosphere.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 6-19 August 2017
24 August 2017
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Participation in the X-Ray Astronomy Recovery Mission (XARM)
24 August 2017
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NASA issue this open letter to the international scientific community to announce plans for enabling community participation in XARM.
DPS 49 Regular Registration and Late Abstract Deadlines Coming Up!
22 August 2017
If you plan to attend the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences meeting in Provo this October, note that the regular registration deadline is Tuesday, 29 August, and late abstracts are due Thursday, 31 August!
Applications Requested for Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award
14 August 2017
Applications for the 2018 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.
Arecibo Observatory Call for Proposals
11 August 2017
The Arecibo Observatory invites proposals for the use of the Arecibo 305-m telescope within the six-month (or in some cases, one-year) period beginning 1 January 2018. Proposal deadline: 7 September 2017.
AAS Winter Meeting Abstract Submission Is Open!
8 August 2017
Submit your oral or poster abstract for the 231st AAS meeting by 3 October to be added to the meeting program. Registration and the hotel block for the winter meeting will open near the end of August.
Celebrating Women in the Astronomical Sciences - Final Weeks to Give
8 August 2017
The AAS Spring/Summer 2017 Campaign, highlighting trailblazing women in astronomy, wraps up on Friday, 25 August. Please give to the funds, prizes, programs, and activities that mean the most to you.
Afternoon Astronomy Coffee Hangout 10 August
8 August 2017
Join an online hangout on Thursday, 10 August, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about the upcoming solar eclipse and the features of the solar corona.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 23 July - 5 August 2017
8 August 2017
AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.
Slooh Makes Looking into Outer Space Free
7 August 2017
Slooh, a global telescope network and web-based astronomy education and outreach hub, has made its live telescope feeds freely available worldwide in furtherance of its mission to benefit the astronomy community.
AAS-Member Discount for Latest Volumes of Annual Reviews
3 August 2017
AAS members can purchase the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics and/or the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences at significant savings.
History and Heritage of the AAS
3 August 2017
The AIP Niels Bohr Library & Archives is the collecting repository of AIP and its member societies. It is open to the public and welcomes researchers from all over the world both in-person and online.
Call for Nominations: LISA Study Teams
2 August 2017
The ESA-led Laser Interferometer Space Antenna gravitational wave mission is accepting nominations for NASA's LISA Study Team and ESA's LISA Science Study Team. Nomination deadline: 1 September 2017.