AAS Names 22 New Fellows for 2023
8 Feb 2023
The American Astronomical Society is honoring 22 members for extraordinary achievement and service by naming them AAS Fellows. Congratulations to the Class of 2023!
Grants and Prizes: AAS
Cards for Humanity: How the Gemini Card Game Improves User Support
31 Jan 2023
The Gemini Card Game has already made an impact on the connection between the Gemini Observatory and its user community. Initially designed as a conference swag, it also became an educational tool for astronomy teachers.
Solar Physics Division Announces 2023 Hale and Harvey Prizes
23 Jan 2023
The AAS Solar Physics Division is awarding its 2023 George Ellery Hale Prize to George Fisher (University of California Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab) and its 2023 Karen Harvey Prize to Bin Chen (New Jersey Institute of...
AAS Names Recipients of 2023 Awards & Prizes
23 Jan 2023
The AAS has announced the recipients of its 2023 prizes for outstanding achievements in research and education.
Galileoscope Kits with Solar Filters for the Upcoming Eclipses
4 Jan 2023
In this Education Committee blog, guest author Douglas Arion introduces a new, updated Galileoscope kit that includes a safe solar filter and sunshade and can be used for daytime and the upcoming solar eclipses.
Bringing Telescopes, Wonder, and Inquiry into Our Science Classrooms
12 Dec 2022
Guest author Daniel Peluso discusses how a new digital smart telescope technology by Unistellar combined with inquiry-based Modeling Instruction astronomy pedagogy may help to improve science education.
AAS CSMA Micro-Grants Program Awards Update
29 Nov 2022
The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy's Micro-Grants Program awarded 15 grants of $650 each to BIPOC students in 2022 to support their astronomy/physics graduate school application costs.
Robotic Telescope Labs for Survey-Level Undergraduates
10 Nov 2022
In this Education Committee blog, guest author Daniel Reichart gives an overview of “Our Place In Space!” — a unique survey-level curriculum that leverages “Skynet” and has now been adopted by 30 institutions.
Gaia Collaboration to Receive 2023 Berkeley Prize
9 Nov 2022
The Gaia collaboration, which is responsible for the spacecraft that is currently building the largest and most precise three-dimensional map of our galaxy, will receive the 2023 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community...
Outreach Training Webinar for Scientists and Engineers
1 Nov 2022
Are you a scientist or engineer who would like to improve your outreach skills? NASA’s Universe of Learning webinar series is for you! The first webinar will take place Wednesday, 9 November.