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Abstract Submission Now Open for the 2024 IAU General Assembly
30 Nov 2023
The 32nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly will be held on 6–15 August 2024 in South Africa. Abstract submissions and grant applications are open from 30 November 2023 to 1 March 2024.
Education Committee Announces Eight Winners of 2024 EPD Mini-Grants
31 Oct 2023
The AAS Education Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023–2024 award cycle for our Education & Professional Development (EPD) Mini-Grant program. You can sign up for these workshops when you register...
Solar Eclipse to Be Commemorated on Thermochromic Stamp
27 April 2017
To celebrate the 21 August 2017 solar eclipse across the US, the Postal Service will release a first-of-its-kind stamp that changes from an image of the Sun to an image of the Moon when you touch it.
American Astronomical Society Warns of Counterfeit & Fake Eclipse Glasses
22 Mar 2024
With the April 8th North American total solar eclipse just over two weeks away, potentially unsafe eclipse glasses are polluting the marketplace. Buyer beware!
Solar Eclipse Website & Mini-Grants Program Launched
2 December 2016
Eclipse.aas.org will help prepare the country for the 21 August 2017 total eclipse of the Sun, and our small-grants program will fund activities aimed at engaging the public with the eclipse.
Apply for IAU Membership in 2024 by 15 December
24 Oct 2023
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) encourages applications for new Individual and Junior members to be admitted in 2024. Apply by 15 December 2023.
AAS Quasquicentennial: Celebrating 125 Years in 2024
26 Oct 2023
2024 will mark the 125th anniversary of the founding of the American Astronomical Society and the 175th anniversary of the founding of the Astronomical Journal. We will celebrate the positive impacts the Society has had...
April 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
3 Apr 2024
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The April 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
March 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
1 Mar 2024
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The March 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
February 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
8 Feb 2024
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The February 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
January 2024 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
9 Jan 2024
Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The January 2024 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.
Planning for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse in the US
19 June 2014
A solar eclipse crosses the US on 21 August 2017. Anyone interested in doing science and/or public outreach for this event are invited to the 2nd Eclipse Planning Workshop in Columbia, Missouri, in August 2014.
AAS Members Among Breakthrough Prize's 2024 Laureates
14 Sep 2023
Two AAS members are among the early-career researchers who will receive the 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prizes from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.
Register Now for the 2024 IAU General Assembly in South Africa
14 Nov 2023
The 32nd International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly will be held 6–15 August 2024 in Capetown, South Africa. Registration is now open.
Wen-fai Fong to Receive 2024 Berkeley Prize
23 Oct 2023
Wen-fai Fong of Northwestern University will receive the 2024 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy for her work advancing our understanding of explosive astrophysical...