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

If your representative is on the House Budget Committee, then contact them by 13 July and ask them to support a bicameral, bipartisan agreement to stop sequestration and raise the spending caps for FY 2018.

The National Space Council, a presidential advisory group, was reestablished. The Council is expected to meet by the end of the summer.

A two-hour special about NASA’s historic Voyager mission will premiere nationally on 23 August at 9:00 pm ET on PBS stations, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Voyager launch.

Women of color working in astronomy and planetary science report more gender and racial harassment than any other group in the field, according to a new study.

Christine Jones reviews some of the key developments related to diversity and governance since her term as AAS President began.

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 solar eclipse of 1878.

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.

Apply now for a free online workshop by Scientific American and the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science on writing blogs and op-eds for magazines, newspapers, and other media.

The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) wants to hear from instructors and students eager to carry out and publish astronomical research using AAVSO data and software.

The new and improved AAS Job Register will debut this week and will include many enhancements for both job seekers and recruiters.

The regular registration deadline for the 48th meeting of the AAS Solar Physics Division is Thursday, 13 July. Register today to avoid higher rates!

We honor the memory of our departed colleagues. The Historical Astronomy Division commissions and compiles obituaries for deceased AAS members and depends on you, our members, for help writing them.

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