This annual competition, which includes an astronomy category, celebrates the role great images play in making science accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for entries: 23 August.

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.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Ken Rumstay writes about the giant refractor at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Ken Rumstay writes about the astronomical exhibits at the Great Paris Exposition of 1900.

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta writes about the discovery of white dwarf stars.

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.

It's our annual reminder to AAS members to update their information and preferences for the printed Membership Directory. The deadline for changes is Friday, 31 May.