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Solar Physics Division Announces 2024 Hale and Harvey Prizes
4 Mar 2024
The AAS Solar Physics Division is awarding its 2024 George Ellery Hale Prize to Judith Lean (Naval Research Laboratory) and its 2024 Karen Harvey Prize to Kristopher Klein (University of Arizona).
This Month in Astronomical History: February 2024
1 Feb 2024
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta writes about Gerard Kuiper’s discovery of Uranus’s moon, Miranda.
Give Your Leftover Eclipse Glasses a Second Life
11 September 2017
Astronomers Without Borders is collecting eclipse-viewing glasses from across the US to send to schools in South America and Asia for use during solar eclipses that cross those continents in 2019.
This Month in Astronomical History: Solar Eclipse of 1878
3 July 2017
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.
ComSciCon 2024 Flagship Workshop Invites Applications
11 Mar 2024
Applications are open for ComSciCon, the communicating science workshop for graduate students, to be held 24-27 July in Boston. Submit your application by Friday, 22 March.
An In-Depth Look at the FY 2024 NASA Budget Request
7 May 2023
Let's take a closer look at the FY 2024 NASA budget request, which comes after two ambitious Decadal Surveys and faces a less ambitious congressional appropriations cycle.
This Month in Astronomical History: March 2024
4 Mar 2024
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Michael E. Marotta writes about the discovery of the 21-cm emissions of interstellar hydrogen.
Solar Eclipse Planning Workshop to Precede DPS-EPSC 2023 in San Antonio & Online
28 Jul 2023
Are you helping to prepare your community for the upcoming solar eclipses? Don't miss the 29-30 September workshop organized by the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force in collaboration with the Simons Foundation and NASA.
Arriving Soon: 2024 Membership Renewal Mailing
14 Nov 2023
Your membership renewal reminder, invoice, and a handy return envelope will arrive in your mailbox soon. Don't let your member benefits lapse!
A Session on Education & Outreach for the 2017 Solar Eclipse
14 November 2016
Join us at the 229th AAS meeting in Texas to learn what others are doing in anticipation of next August's coast-to-coast solar eclipse and to share information about your own plans with your peers.
Pre-announcement for 2024 AAS-EPD Mini-Grant Program
23 May 2023
The next call for proposals for the AAS Education & Professional Development (EPD) Mini-Grant Program will open around 1 July, with a target deadline of 1 August 2023 for activities occurring in 2024.
Solar Eclipse Across America: Science, Yes, and So Much More!
20 Jun 2017
The 21 August 2017 solar eclipse is much more than a scientific bonanza — it’s an opportunity for ordinary people from all walks of life to experience what is arguably nature’s most awesome spectacle.
NASA Seeks Solar Eclipse Subject Matter Experts
12 April 2017
Join NASA in its efforts to engage the public about the 21 August 2017 total solar eclipse by volunteering as a subject matter expert.
Help Make the Eclipse Megamovie a Coast-to-Coast Success
7 May 2017
If you plan to photograph the August 21st total solar eclipse or know others who plan to do so, please join and/or promote the Eclipse Megamovie citizen science project.