The AAS is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that the NSF intends to “restructure” the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) by narrowing the scope of its scientific investigations and stripping it of key assets used in those investigations. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

Beth Brown Memorial Award Winners for 2025 Three winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards announced at the recent joint meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

🔭 Jing Wang, Scientific Editor for @publishing.aas.org, discusses her research & editorial role working with authors, referees & the broader astronomy community. This series aims to connect our Scientific Editors with their human stories & with the community that makes the AAS Journals possible.

First time at #AAS247? You’re not alone! ✨ Check out this orientation guide from the AAS Education Committee, created to help students and first-time attendees navigate the meeting. 🔭 aas.org/meetings/aas... @education.aas.org

Matthew Hopkins (Univ. of Oxford & Univ. of Canterbury) chats about his article on 3I/ATLAS and what it tells us about the interstellar object population — and what comes next. 🔭 📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz3e...

🔭 Abstract submission for AASTCS 11: Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026 closes Friday, 19 December at 11:59 pm ET. Share your latest work and join a discussion-rich, single-track meeting with leaders across exoplanet atmosphere science. Submit now before it's too late! aas.org/meetings/exo...

AAS 2026 Congressional Visits Day This year, in partnership with @aapthq.bsky.social, we're bringing scientists to DC from 13–15 April to advocate for the importance of science and education. No prior policy experience is required. Apply by 1 February 2026: ow.ly/mb4x50XKV87 @policy.aas.org

✨ Andy Tzanidakis (Univ of Washington) chats about his article on stars with irregular, aperiodic luminosity dimming events & where the science goes next: youtu.be/z0th9YvNgCo 🔭 The AAS Journal Author Series connects authors w/their research, their human stories & the broader astronomy community.

If you’re at the @agu.org meeting in New Orleans, stop by the @aas.org Division of Planetary Sciences booth down in the 800 row of the Exhibition Hall and say hi! :)

🔭 #AAS247 KiddieCorp Children's Program On-site childcare will be provided by KiddieCorp, a trusted leader with over 40 years of experience and a longstanding partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics. Early registration is strongly encouraged: form.jotform.com/KiddieCorp/a...

Don’t miss the abstract deadline — Wednesday, December 19! Abstract submission and registration are open for the 11th AAS Topical Conference Series (AASTCS 11): Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026, taking place 16–20 March 2026 in Denver, Colorado. aas.org/meetings/exo... 🔭

🔭 It’s December & that means one of the best celestial events will grace the skies. The Geminid meteor shower should peak between Saturday night & Sunday morning, 13–14 December. Read more: buff.ly/7ZBWgxg Subscribe to Sky & Telescope, so you’ll never miss any of the latest astronomy news & events!

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) encourages applications for new Individual and Junior members to be admitted in 2026. Apply by 31 December 2025. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

Joe Williams reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the Fomalhaut debris disk, which is well studied but may contain a hidden planet we haven’t seen yet. aasnova.org/2025/12/09/m... 🔭

Meet Enrico Landi, Scientific Editor for the AAS Journals! In this special AAS Journal Author Series episode, Enrico shares insights about his research, his editorial role, and what it’s like to help guide the work that shapes modern #astronomy. 🎥 youtu.be/A-PG7HYE3iM @publishing.aas.org 🔭

AT2024wpp is the most powerful fast blue optical transient spotted so far. What do extensive X-ray and radio observations tell us about this event? aasnova.org/2025/12/05/i... 🔭🧪

2026 LAD Laboratory Astrophysics Prize Daniel W. Savin will receive Laboratory Astrophysics Division's highest honor in recognition of contributions to studies in X-ray astrophysics & early universe star formation & extensive service to the laboratory astrophysics community. aas.org/posts/news/2...

🔭 Abstract submission & registration are open for AASTCS 11: Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026 (16–20 March 2026 in Denver). Confirmed speakers include David Charbonneau, Sara Seager, Michael Line, Karin Öberg, Megan Weiner Mansfield, Jonathan Lunine, Jackie Faherty & Ruth Murray-Clay. ow.ly/UPv850XBRSE

🔭 Brian Jackson, Professor of Physics at Boise State University and Director of the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve STEM Network, will serve as the next Editor of the Planetary Science Journal. aas.org/press/brian-...

Researchers have investigated how solar flares might signal that they’re about to occur and whether they’ll be accompanied by an explosion of plasma. aasnova.org/2025/12/01/h... 🔭🧪

Action Alert: Advocate for the US STEM Workforce! Ask your members of Congress to support two bipartisan bills to strengthen the US STEM workforce. The Keep STEM Talent Act would help create career pathways in the US for international graduate students in STEM. aas.org/action-alert...

✨ Matias Castro-Tapia (McGill University) discusses his article on oxygen–neon phase separation in massive white dwarfs, exploring how this process affects stellar evolution and what the findings mean for understanding the late stages of star life. youtu.be/2z3oNoDtQXU 🔭

✨ Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026 registration & abstract submission are officially open! Join us in Denver (16-20 March 2026) for an unforgettable AAS Topical Conference Series! 👉 Abstracts due 19 December: aas.org/meetings/exo... 👉 Early registration ends 13 January: aas.org/meetings/exo...

Veronika Dornan reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the discovery of the faintest galaxy in the Andromeda system, Pegasus VII. aasnova.org/2025/11/12/d... 🔭

🔭 Join Matthew Holman (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) as he talks about his article on ephemeris generation for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s LSST — and what’s next for the future of large-scale sky surveys. #ExploreAstronomy youtu.be/6DdNY8fGz6Q

If you were standing on a sub-Neptune exoplanet, would you be standing on a rocky surface or in a magma ocean? aasnova.org/2025/11/05/s... 🔭🧪

🔭 Sumi Kim (Univ of Seoul) discusses her article exploring supernova feedback on the satellites of elliptical galaxies, revealing how these powerful explosions influence galaxy evolution and what’s next for this field of study. youtu.be/aIfkfy0aD1A cc: @publishing.aas.org

The American Astronomical Society announced that Dr. Kevin B. Marvel, the Society’s Chief Executive Officer, will step down from his position effective 9 January 2026. aas.org/press/aas-an... 🔭

🚨 #AAS247 Upcoming Deadlines 7 Nov: Regular registration closes 17 Nov: FAMOUS Travel Grant apps due 21 Nov: Dependent Care Grant apps due 11 Dec: Housing deadline (group rate ends!) 🔭 Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of the biggest #astronomy meetings of 2026. aas.org/meetings/aas247

🔭 What can star formation in M87 tell us about the life cycles of galaxies? In the newest AAS Journal Author Series, Prathamesh Tamhane (Univ of Alabama in Huntsville) shares insights from his article and what’s next for galaxy evolution research. 🎥 Full interview on YouTube: youtu.be/ItZfa9VgYck

In this @education.aas.org blog post, Duncan Carlsmith describes MATLAB Interactive Live Scripts that can be used in an introductory physics course to jump-start students' active participation in research. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

🔭 Jiadong Li (Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie) discusses his article on the hunt for white dwarf–main sequence binaries, exploring how these systems form, what we can learn from them, and where this research is headed next. 📺 youtu.be/d9ib_G1b1cc

What would happen to a gaseous exoplanet if it was struck by a protoplanet? Recent research suggests that it would ring like a bell, and that just maybe, we’d be able to observe this ringing back on Earth. aasnova.org/2025/10/24/p... 🔭🧪

✨ A new AAS Journal Author Series episode is live! Jirong Mao (Yunnan Observatories) discusses his article on low–angular–momentum accretion flow around black holes, exploring what these findings reveal about black hole behavior and where future research can go from here. youtu.be/Pmxv0BJj35w 🔭

✨ The AAS Historical Astronomy Division is pleased to present the 2026 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize to Thomas A. Hockey for preserving the history of #astronomy and making it accessible to both the academic community and the public. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

✨ AAS member Nia Imara received one of this year's Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications. These awards recognize science journalists, research scientists, and science communicators. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

SAVE THE DATE! The 11th AAS Topical Conference Series (AASTCS): Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026 will take place in Denver. Join astronomers, planetary scientists & researchers from around the world for an in-depth exploration of one of the most dynamic fields in science today. More details soon 🔭

🔭 What do pulsars in globular clusters tell us about the universe? In the newest AAS Journal Author Series, Yujie Lian (Beijing Normal Univ) & Zhichen Pan (Chinese Academy of Sciences) share insights from their article & what’s next for pulsar research. 🎥 Full interview: youtu.be/yIdIoOnMP9c

✨ The New Mexico State University Foundation has named the recipients of its 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards, including AAS Senior Vice President Dawn M. Gelino. 🔭 aas.org/posts/news/2...

University of Cambridge: New Telescope Opens a Window to the Southern Sky www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...

William Smith reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the possibility of merging black holes producing flares within the accretion disks surrounding active supermassive black holes. aasnova.org/2025/10/20/f... 🔭

The #Astronomy Genealogy Project (AstroGen) is a cool @aas.org project that links all astronomers with their academic "ancestors" and "descendants" (via PhD supervision). Sharing because I discovered an astronomer that wasn't aware of it :) astrogen.aas.org/front/index.... ☄️

✨ Anicia Arredondo chats about near-Earth asteroid (142) Polana and where this exciting research may take us next. The Author Series highlights not only the science, but also the people behind it — connecting authors, their stories & the #astronomy community. youtu.be/JUgNSPv94LI 🔭

Roohi Dalal used to study the distribution of dark matter. Now, as deputy director of public policy at @aas.org, she interfaces with government officials to ensure that the astronomical community's needs are met. #whatcanphysicistsdo #physics #astronomy

🌟 Spotlight on Roohi Dalal Our Deputy Director for Public Policy has been recognized as a Payload Pioneer by Payload & featured in Physics Today magazine! 👏 Her passion for advancing #astronomy & advocating for basic research inspires us every day. 🔭 ow.ly/Cxnu50XbTjJ ow.ly/lvk850XbTjK

Mckenzie Ferrari reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on the explosive origins of hyper-velocity survivor stars. aasnova.org/2025/10/13/k... 🔭

🔭 The AAS Harlow Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program is now accepting applications for 2026. This unique program brings professional astronomers to colleges, universities, and communities to share the wonders of #astronomy. 📅 Apply by 31 October 2025 🔗 aas.org/shapley

AAS Nova turned 10 this year! For our 2,000th post, we’re looking back on the past decade of astronomy research. aasnova.org/2025/10/03/a... @aas.org 🔭🧪

🔭 For more than 80 years, Sky & Telescope has inspired skywatchers. Now, your subscription gives you complete digital access — articles, news & magazine, all in one place. #ExploreAstronomy 🔗 Already a subscriber? skyandtelescope.org/register 🔗 Not a subscriber? skyandtelescope.org/subscribe-to...

🔭 What role does sulfur play in star-forming clouds? In the newest AAS Journal Author Series video, Naila Martinez (Universidad de Buenos Aires) shares insights from her published article — what the results reveal and what’s next in the science. youtu.be/OLqLQQ-ow14