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The CosmoQuest Virtual Research Facility is pleased to announce the Cycle 1 call for proposals to use the CosmoQuest Citizen Science Builder platform. Deadline: 4 November 2016.

AAS Nova provides highlights of recent articles from AJ, ApJ, ApJ Letters, and ApJ Supplements to inform you about discoveries you might otherwise overlook.

NASA invites nominations, including self-nominations, from those at US institutions to serve on the Executive Committee of the Physics of the Cosmos Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG). Nomination deadline: 1 October.

In 2015, a committee began a review of progress on the priorities in the 2010 astronomy & astrophysics decadal survey, including assessing agencies' programs and recommending actions for the second half of the decade.

Join this interactive online hangout on Friday, 19 August, at 3:00 pm ET to hear about the astronomical search for life, exciting new studies in general astrophysics, and the technological advances that will make it all...

Despite remarkable advancements in astronomy and astrophysics since 2010, unforeseen constraints have slowed progress toward reaching some of the goals outlined in the last decadal survey of these disciplines.

A new report states that general support for science does not always match with support for specific science issues, and that increasing science literacy will not necessarily lead to greater support for science.

NASA has released a draft Announcement of Opportunity for the New Frontiers planetary exploration program’s next set of missions and is soliciting community feedback through 30 September.

The Society’s annual report for calendar year 2015 is now available to download as a PDF file. It includes a financial report and summarizes our membership, meetings, and other activities.

The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is pleased to announce two new community initiatives for the next generation Very Large Array (ngVLA).

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey Steering Committee for After SDSS-IV invites proposals for scientific projects to be carried out by a future AS4 Collaboration during 2020–2026. Proposal deadline: 23 September 2016.

The Steering Committee for After SDSS-IV seeks proposals long-term plans for data distribution and public engagement with Sloan Digital Sky Survey data. Proposals are due 23 September 2016.

Registration for the 229th AAS meeting, to be held 3-7 January 2017 in Grapevine, Texas, will open on Tuesday, 16 August. Abstracts are being accepted now, so submit yours by the 4 October deadline.

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey announces Data Release 13, which includes galaxy and quasar targets, stellar abundance estimates, and data from a new IFU survey of nearby galaxies.

The fifth data release for the Digital Access to a Sky Century @ Harvard is now online — and cleaning and restoration is about to begin following last winter's flood of 62,000 plates.