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AAS members can purchase the Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics and/or the Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences at significant savings.

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.

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.

Each month in this series from the Historical Astronomy Division, an important event in the history of astronomy will be highlighted. This month, we look at the non-existent planet Vulcan and its connection to...

Two new National Academies committees will be tasked with developing consensus reports on an exoplanet science strategy and an astrobiology strategy for the search for life in the universe. Nomination deadline: 7 August.

By an overwhelming majority, AAS members voted to accept the Council's recommendation to adopt the new governance documents.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today as a membership benefit. The latest issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division invites nominations for the 2018 Laboratory Astrophysics Prize and the 2018 Early Career Award. Nomination deadline: 4 September 2017.

The ARO is currently accepting observing proposals for the ALMA Prototype 12-meter Telescope and the 10-meter Submillimeter Telescope. Proposal deadline: 17 September.

The Senate Appropriations Committee recently passed the Commerce, Justice, Science and Energy & Water FY 2018 Appropriations bills. We summarize the Senate's funding levels for NASA, NSF, and DOE.

Three representatives of the team that developed the second-generation detectors for the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) will share the 2018 Berkeley prize.

The early registration deadline for the 49th DPS meeting is Monday, 31 July, so register soon to save!

The regular registration deadline for the 16th HEAD meeting is this Friday, 28 July. Register by then to avoid higher late/onsite rates.

Proposals to use the SMA radio interferometer on Maunakea during the period 16 November 2017 through 15 May 2018 are due on 6 September.

The AAS Council has adopted new governance documents, subject to approval by the members of the Society. If you have yet to cast your vote, now is the time! Deadline: Monday, 31 July.