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The AAS has partnered with SocialOffset to offer AAS 243 meeting attendees the opportunity to contribute to local organizations in New Orleans that make a difference in people’s lives.

Thanks to an NSF award, the AAS Solar Eclipse Task Force is offering small grants to fund programs, activities, and events that will engage the public with the 8 April 2024 solar eclipse across North America.

Most AAS members receive the magazine Physics Today, published by the American Institute of Physics, as a membership benefit. The October 2023 issue is now en route to subscribers' mailboxes and can be accessed online.

In this Education Committee blog post, guest author Martha Irene Saladino reveals an exciting star life cycle recipe and three engaging hands-on activities crafted by the Girls STEAM Ahead with NASA team.

IAU President Debra Elmegreen provides an update regarding the revised Code of Conduct.

The AAS Committee on Employment offers a number of services for those on the job market, both inside and outside of the academy. Check out these resources online and reach out to us for any questions about the state of...

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, Mike Marotta writes about Messier 51, the Whirlpool Galaxy.

The Lindau Nobel Laureate meeting brings together about 40 Nobel Laureates in physics and some 600 highly talented undergraduate, master, and doctoral students and early-career postdoctoral scientists.

On Wednesday, 10 January 2024, attendees will share their talents at Open Mic Night at the 243rd AAS meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sign up by Monday, 11 December, to be a part of the show!

Physics and astronomy (P&A) postsecondary education departments are invited to apply to join the departmental SEA Change program. Apply by 22 November!

The Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy (CSMA) Micro-Grants Program is now accepting applications. Deadline: 13 October.

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) has announced the recipients of its 2023 prizes for astronomy research and education.

The Laboratory Astrophysics Task Force is seeking input from astronomers and astrophysicists who rely on laboratory astrophysics data. Please take the survey by Friday, 20 October 2023.

AAS members can now purchase the 2023 edition, Vol. 61, of Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics at a 44% discount.