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NASA is planning to release a new call for Keck Observatory Key Strategic Mission Support projects. Details of the opportunity and proposal process are expected to be announced in August with a 14 September proposal...

The FY 2018 Budget Request outlines the administration's priorities for federal spending. We summarize the NASA, NSF, and DOE proposals.

The AAS participated with the National Solar Observatory and the exhibit booth focused on the importance of understanding the physical processes that lead to phenomena like space weather events.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 25 May, at 3:00 pm ET, to hear about the scientific findings and other highlights from NASA's Cassini mission.

The NSF Division of Astronomical Science issued a Dear Colleague Letter to inform the community of the current status and next steps in considering recommendations for telescope divestments.

Ask your senators to sign onto a "Dear Colleague Letter" to show their support for robust funding for DOE-Science.

The 2017 prize recognizes Sandy Faber for a body of work that has helped establish many of the foundational principles underlying our understanding of the universe on the largest scales.

The AAS Historical Astronomy Division has selected Sara J. Schechner (Harvard University) as the latest recipient of the LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy.

The 49th annual meeting of the AAS Division for Planetary Sciences will take place 15-20 October 2017 in Provo, Utah. Workshop proposals are due 24 May and abstract submission is now open.

Join an online hangout on Thursday, 18 May, at 3:00 pm ET to hear about the science that can be revealed by an observatory operating at the longest infrared wavelengths

Submit your oral or poster abstract by Thursday, 25 May, at 9:00 pm ET to join the HEAD meeting program and share your work with others in high-energy astrophysics.

The abstract deadline for the 48th meeting of the Solar Physics Division is Tuesday, 30 May, so submit your abstract soon!

This annual competition, which for 2017 includes an astronomy category, celebrates the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for entries: 31 August.

Time to start thinking about the AAS winter meeting, taking place in Washington, DC, 8-12 January 2018. Special Session and Town Hall proposals for the 231st AAS meeting are due 26 May.

Each month in this series from the Historical Astronomy Division, an important discovery or memorable event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the women working at Dudley Observatory.