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As we prepare to gather in Honolulu for the 235th AAS meeting in early January, here's an update on the status of the Thirty Meter Telescope, the situation on Maunakea and the access road, and what you can expect at the...

President Trump will nominate Sethuraman "Panch" Panchanathan (Arizona State University) to serve as the 15th director of the National Science Foundation, succeeding France Córdova when her six-year term ends in 2020.

The award-winning 365 Days of Astronomy podcast seeks contributed content on new discoveries, the history of astronomy, celestial observing tips, and how fundamental knowledge of the cosmos has changed our world.

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

Balloting for the next election of AAS Officers and Trustees opens in mid-December 2019 and closes at the end of January 2020. Here is the slate of candidates.

A report from the American Institute of Physics examines the demographics, educational background, financial support, teaching-assistant experience, and career goals of first-year graduate students in physics and...

The public nomination period for the 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics — theoretical, mathematical, and/or experimental — is now open. Nomination deadline: 1 April 2020.

Survey responses are requested to determine US researchers' needs and interests in using gravitational wave data from the future Laser Interferometer Space Antenna. Deadline: 31 January 2020

Faith Vilas, Editor of our new Planetary Science Journal, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Fred Whipple Award, the highest honor given by the Planetary Sciences section of the American Geophysical Union.

Our Public Policy staff and Committee on Light Pollution, Radio Interference, and Space Debris have assembled a working group to facilitate communication between the astronomical community and SpaceX.

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

Gemini Observatory is offering users and potential users personalized help at the Gemini booth in the Exhibit Hall at the 235th AAS meeting in Honolulu, Hawai‛i, in January.

Today and all week we celebrate #GivingTuesday! Help us and our future FAMOUS (Funds for Astronomical Meetings: Outreach to Underrepresented Scientists) grantees by donating to the FAMOUS Travel Grants Program.

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

The AAS Board of Trustees recently passed an update to the rules governing the adoption of policy resolutions for the Society.