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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.
2023 LAD Laboratory Astrophysics Prize Goes to Reggie Hudson
4 Jan 2023
Reggie Hudson (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center) will receive the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division's highest honor in recognition of his contributions to the understanding of the chemistry of ices in the interstellar...
2023 LAD Early Career Award Goes to James Schroeder
4 Jan 2023
James W. R. Schroeder (Wheaton College) is being honored by the AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division for experimental confirmation of the acceleration of auroral electrons by Alfvén waves in the laboratory.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 11-31 December 2022
2 Jan 2023
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.
Year-End Message from the Executive Director
28 Dec 2022
The year 2022 is coming to a close, and your Society is continuing to make progress on the goals established by the AAS Board of Trustees and Strategic Assembly.
Final FY 2023 Appropriations Underwhelming Support for Science
23 Dec 2022
Congress passed the final appropriations bill on 23 December 2022, and the president signed it into law on 29 December 2022. Here are some details on the funding for NSF and NASA.
TEAM-UP Together Awards 31 Scholarships to African American Students in Physics, Astronomy
21 Dec 2022
TEAM-UP Together is pleased to announce its first cohort of scholars, 31 African American students who will each receive $10,000 for the 2022-23 academic year.
AAS Meeting Survey for SGMA Members
21 Dec 2022
The Committee for Sexual-Orientation and Gender Minorities in Astronomy (SGMA) is looking for feedback on how to make future AAS meetings inclusive to the LGBTQA+ community. Please take the survey by 31 January 2023.
Response to NASA's James Webb History Report
19 Dec 2022
AAS President Kelsey Johnson shares her thoughts on the JWST naming discussion and recognizes how much more work is needed.
This Month in Astronomical History: December 2022
19 Dec 2022
In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Mike Marotta writes about Agnes Mary Clerke’s Problems in Astrophysics.
2023 AAS Election: Meet the Candidates
13 Dec 2022
Get to know the 12 candidates running for five leadership positions within the Society. Balloting for the 2023 AAS Election will begin on Friday, 16 December.
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.
Highlights from AAS Nova: 27 November - 10 December 2022
12 Dec 2022
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.
NSF PAARE Program and Information Session
7 Dec 2022
The Partnerships in Astronomy & Astrophysics Research and Education (PAARE) program is hosting an information session on 14 December to discuss the program and answer questions from potential partnership proposers.
Future of Astrophysical Data Infrastructure Workshop
7 Dec 2022
Members of the astronomy community are invited to attend this four-day workshop. The goal is to identify and prioritize strategies for implementing recommendations from the Astro2020 decadal survey around data management...