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Call for Nominations: 2022 Gruber Cosmology Prize
28 Oct 2021
Nominations for the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize are invited annually from the fields of astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. Deadline: 15 December 2021.
AAS Members Elected as 2021 APS Fellows
13 Oct 2021
Several AAS members are among the newly elected 2021 Fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). Congratulations to all.
IAU Membership Application Period Open
11 Oct 2021
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is currently accepting applications for new members. Application deadline: 15 December 2021.
Submit Your Nominations for the 2021 IAU PhD Prize
6 October 2021
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is accepting nominations for the 2021 IAU PhD Prize, which recognizes outstanding scientific achievements in astronomy by PhD students worldwide. Application deadline: 15...
2022 Kavli Prize Call for Nominations
10 September 2021
The Kavli Prize is awarded by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters for outstanding scientific achievements in astrophysics, nanoscience, and neuroscience. The nomination deadline is 1 December 2021.
Call for Nominations: 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize
4 Nov 2020
Nominations for the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize are invited annually from the fields of astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. Deadline: 15 December 2020.
Jennifer Beth Bergner Receives NRAO Robert L. Brown Dissertation Award
24 Feb 2020
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory's 2019 Robert L. Brown Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award goes to Jennifer Beth Bergner for her dissertation “Tracing Organic Complexity During Star and Planet Formation."
Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship Seeks Nominations
9 Oct 2019
Nominations are now invited for the Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professorship of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, San Diego. Application deadline: Friday, 31 January 2020.
Nobel Prize in Physics Celebrates Cosmology & Exoplanets
8 October 2019
The Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 goes to physical cosmologist James Peebles and pioneering exoplanet hunters Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz.
Call for Nominations for the 2020 Gruber Prize
7 Oct 2019
Nominations for the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize are invited annually from the fields of astronomy, cosmology, mathematics, and the philosophy of science. Deadline: 15 December 2019.