AAS Press Releases

A report from SATCON2 describes how a concerted, well-funded, collaborative effort is needed to address the ongoing transformation of the night sky.

The AAS has joined nine other organizations in a program focused on increasing student and early career researcher opportunities that may have been disrupted by COVID-19.

The AAS is pleased to announce the acquisition of the remarkable inventory of books, star atlases, and software produced and sold by Willmann-Bell, Inc., founded in 1973 by Perry and Patricia Remaklus.

On 16 July 2021 astronomers will discuss findings from SATCON2 at a virtual media briefing on minimizing the negative impacts of satellite constellations on astronomy and the night sky.

As Communications Manager at the AAS, Susanna Kohler will continue to oversee AAS Nova, will succeed Rick Fienberg as Press Officer, and will play an expanded role in the Society's communications efforts.

Exoplanet researcher Courtney Dressing (University of California, Berkeley) will receive the Newton Lacy Pierce Prize, rounding out the roster of AAS prize winners for 2021.

At AAS 238 in June 2021, the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture will be given by Enrique López Rodríguez on the role of magnetic fields in galaxies as revealed by the HAWC+ instrument on the SOFIA airborne observatory.

The American Astronomical Society has named the latest recipients of its Helen B. Warner Prize for Astronomy and Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize, adding to the roster of 2021 AAS prize winners.

The American Astronomical Society is honoring 31 members for extraordinary achievement and service by naming them AAS Fellows. Congratulations to the Class of 2021!

Thanks to the National Osterbrock Leadership Program, graduate students in astronomy at Columbia University and the University of California, Irvine, will get real-world training in scientific leadership and management.

At its 237th semiannual meeting, held virtually in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the AAS announced the recipients of its 2021 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education.

The AAS and 15 other major physics-related professional societies that publish peer-reviewed journals have joined forces to show their commitment to open access for physics research.

Astronomer and science communicator Rick Fienberg has announced that he will retire as Press Officer of the American Astronomical Society effective 1 September 2021, the 12th anniversary of his start date in the job.

The American Astronomical Society has decided to discontinue its press-release-forwarding service by year’s end. Launched more than 30 years ago, the service has become unsustainable.