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With just a few weeks left until the deadline to avert a government shutdown, John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellow Yaswant Devarakonda discusses how we got here and what we can expect to happen next.

The Society's annual report for calendar year 2022 is now available online. It includes a financial report and summarizes membership, meetings, publishing, and other activities.

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.

Two AAS members are among the early-career researchers who will receive the 2024 New Horizons in Physics Prizes from the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.

The latest recipient of the AAS Historical Astronomy Division's Doggett Prize has made many contributions to the field of the history of astronomy.

Put recent and upcoming annular and total solar eclipses in your pocket with the newly updated Totality app, available free for iOS and Android smartphones!

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific's (ASP's) Eclipse Stars program is accepting applications from scientists interested in public engagement for the April 2024 total solar eclipse.

Register by 3 October for this November's Physics and Astronomy Faculty Teaching Institute, a professional development program for faculty focused on effective and inclusive teaching practice.

If you are an instructor of undergraduate general education or introductory science courses, we invite you to participate in our NSF-funded study. We will provide a report summarizing your students’ quantitative...

Guest author Andrew Fraknoi writes about "The Universe in the Classroom," an astronomy education newsletter published by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The first 95 issues of the newsletter are now available...

The Board of Trustees has recently revised the AAS Code of Ethics to address the topic of harassment and bullying in a professional setting.

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

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.

The AAS Early Career Engagement Task Force seeks ideas, opinions, and information about your experiences. Please take the survey by 15 September 2023.

Science operations at the Arecibo Observatory ceased as of August 14th 2023. Read the final newsletter shared with the Arecibo science community.