The AAS Laboratory Astrophysics Division (LAD) is honoring Julia Santos for her PhD thesis at Leiden University, "Transformation and sublimation of interstellar ices: insights from laboratory experiments and astronomical observations." 🔭 aas.org/posts/news/2...

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#AAS248 Register for one (or two!) professional-development workshops at the 248th AAS meeting. Workshops feature instruction in specific software tools, programming tips, and teaching and outreach strategies. aas.org/meetings/aas...

New AAS Journal Author Series Video! 🔭 Guilherme Limberg (UChicago) shares the discovery of one of the most metal-poor stars known ([Fe/H] ≈ −4.8) in the Milky Way’s outer halo — offering clues to its origin and possible link to the Magellanic system. 📺 youtu.be/Y9lW7UBdN7A

#AAS248 The Society's FAMOUS Travel Grants program helps members from historically underrepresented groups attend AAS meetings. Grant requests for the summer meeting (14-18 June 2026) are due by 16 April. aas.org/grants-and-p... 🔭

I'm thrilled to announce this stellar speaker lineup for "Envisioning Joint Futures in Art & Astronomy," a FREE virtual event sponsored by @aas.org 🎨✨ Join us on April 13: forms.gle/k8Y5xd3NyAcN...

🔭 #AAS248 Registration is open! We are delighted to host the meeting in Pasadena — a city that has long looked upward, earning its place as the City of #Astronomy through decades of discovery, innovation & an enduring love of the cosmos. Take advantage of early reg rate: aas.org/meetings/aas...

Mckenzie Ferrari reports for @astrobites.bsy.social on an investigation of a runaway star that may have survived its companion going supernova. aasnova.org/2026/03/17/i... 🧪🔭

AAS Editor in Chief Search Following the announcement of Ethan Vishniac's upcoming retirement, the AAS is conducting an open search for a new AAS Editor in Chief responsible for ensuring the continued excellence of the AAS journals portfolio. aas.org/posts/opport... 🔭

Help us ensure a strong year for US science. The deadline for Congress to sign this letter in support of robust funding for DOE Office of Science is 18 March. Take two minutes to urge your Rep to sign on today. aas.org/urge-your-re... 🔭 @policy.aas.org

🎥 New AAS Journals video! Xiang-Cun Meng (Yunnan Observatories) & Philipp Podsiadlowski (Oxford) discuss SN 2020eyj—the first Type Ia supernova showing compact helium-rich circumstellar material. www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Nq... 🔭

In this documentary by Ben Proudfoot, Jocelyn Bell Burnell tells her story about being raised as a Quaker, her struggle being the only woman in the room in STEM & how hard it was to pursue that path against the attitude that women were to be in the home. womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2026/03/i-ch...

The AAS has selected 21 astronomers who will form the 2026 cohort of AAS Shapley Visiting Lecturers. These lecturers will visit a number of schools and community institutions across the US to share their science, inspire wonder about the universe, and build lasting connections to these communities.

🎥 Simon Coudé (NAOJ) & Ian Stephens (Worcester State) discuss polarization measurements of 10 Milky Way “bone” filaments with SOFIA/HAWC+, revealing magnetic fields largely perpendicular to the filaments. youtu.be/VzgVX9J15KQ 🔭

#AAS248 AAS Names Richard Teague as Fred Kavli Plenary Lecturer Teague has been selected to give the lecture for his pioneering work revealing the 3D kinematic velocity fields within planet-forming disks using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). aas.org/press/aas-na... 🔭

#AAS248 Join us in Pasadena — a city that has long looked upward, earning its place as the City of #Astronomy through decades of discovery, innovation & an enduring love of the cosmos. Exhibitor/Sponsors opportunities are available, early-bird discount expires 22 March. aas.org/meetings/aas... 🔭

New AAS Journals Video! Nico Bers & Sylvia Biscoveanu explore whether the weakest binary black hole mergers can reveal the gravitational-wave background & how sub-threshold signals trace merger rates across cosmic time. youtu.be/Livz5R0izOo @publishing.aas.org 🔭

Ansh Gupta reports for @astrobites.bsky.social on a black hole that's far too massive for its host galaxy, and whether this system could ever reach "normal" proportions. 🧪🔭

In celebration of Women's History Month, the American Institute of Physics (AIP) invites women at all stages of their physical science careers to document their experiences through words or images. bit.ly/4sfBjQC 🔭

Help us ensure a strong year for US science. The deadline for Congress to sign letters in support of robust funding for NSF and NASA Science is March 10 and 11, respectively. Take two minutes to urge your Rep to sign on today: aas.org/urge-your-re... aas.org/urge-your-re...

☀️ Save the date: Join us 9–14 August in Baltimore, Maryland for the 57th meeting of the AAS Solar Physics Division (SPD). We look forward to bringing the solar physics community together for a week of science and collaboration. Additional details will be announced soon: aas.org/meetings/spd57

🎥 New AAS Journals Video! Slava Turyshev (JPL/Caltech) discusses his article on a unified post-Newtonian framework for relativistic timing and coordinate transformations across multiple reference frames and timescales. 🔭 youtu.be/kKU1vsHsdY4

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Build Your Peer Review Skills at #AAS248 If you’d like to feel more confident the next time you’re asked by an editor to peer review a paper, consider applying to attend the upcoming AAS Peer Review Training Workshop in Pasadena on 14 June 2026. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭 @publishing.aas.org

🔭 Apply now for the John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing your knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process. Applications due by 15 April: aas.org/form/john-n-... @policy.aas.org

Renata Frelikh (CU Boulder) explores hydrogen & helium escape from a hot Jupiter under extreme-UV radiation, revealing a three-layer atmospheric structure. youtu.be/jeSrRmwmYOY The goal of this series is to connect authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community.

CUNY Master's in Astrophysics: Virtual Open House A virtual open house held on Zoom on Tuesday, 17 March, at 5:30 pm ET will cover the application process, the format of the program, and financial support. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

Women In Astronomy: Career Interview Series Vicky Derksen’s journey into #astronomy didn’t start with a childhood telescope or a university degree. Growing up in northern Idaho, she saw the Milky Way all the time & simply assumed everyone else did too. womeninastronomy.blogspot.com/2026/02/care...

🔭 The Call for Proposals for the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (IRTF) is open from 1 March until 1 April, 5:00 pm Hawaii Standard Time (11:00 pm EDT). More info 👉 aas.org/posts/opport...

⏰ Last call for #AAS248 proposals! Special Sessions Splinter Meetings Meetings-in-a-Meeting Workshops Town Halls The submission site closes TOMORROW (Tuesday, 3 March at 11:59 pm ET) 🔭 aas.org/meetings/aas...

🎥 2026 AAS Journals Author Series Update! Frank Timmes, AAS Journals Scientific Editor, shares the “why” behind the series — why we create these videos, what the metrics show, how we reached 500+ videos, and how featured articles are selected. 🔭 youtu.be/1_U5WsSXzmU @publishing.aas.org

#AAS248 This is the final opportunity to submit proposals for the 248th AAS meeting. All Special Session, Splinter Meeting, Meeting-in-a-Meeting, Workshop, and Town Hall proposals must be submitted by 3 March. Late submissions will not be accepted. aas.org/meetings/aas... 🔭

🚨 Action Alert: Take action to support the sciences by filling out a constituent request form with one or more of your members of Congress. This is one of the most effective ways to make your voice heard! aas.org/posts/action... 🔭

AAS President Dara Norman and Past President Kelsey Johnson published an opinion article in SpaceNews today titled "The future of astronomy is both on Earth and in space." The article is signed by 15 past, current, and incoming AAS presidents.

The AAS Education Committee announces its new report, “The Landscape of Undergraduate #Astronomy and Astrophysics Degree Requirements,” available now on arXiv. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

Join a Free Monthly Rest Circle Looking for a way to support your health and wellness? Join Aomawa Shields (UC Irvine) in a free monthly rest circle geared toward academics. The next rest circle session will be held on 20 March at 3:00 pm ET. Register to join: uci.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 🔭

The 2026 AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) meeting will take place 22-26 June in Chicago, IL at the University of Chicago. Abstract submission is open! submissions.mirasmart.com/DDA57/Splash...

On April 13, my colleagues and I are throwing a virtual event called "Envisioning Join Futures in Art & Astronomy" sponsored by the @aas.org 🎨✨ Learn more and RSVP here: forms.gle/k8Y5xd3NyAcN...

Build Your Peer Review Skills at #AAS248 If you’d like to feel more confident the next time you’re asked by an editor to peer review a paper, consider applying to attend the upcoming AAS Peer Review Training Workshop in Pasadena on 14 June 2026. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭 @publishing.aas.org

🔭 Calling the #astronomy community! Submit your abstract & register for the 2026 Asia Pacific Regional IAU Meeting. The abstract & early-bird deadline is 25 February: aas.org/posts/opport...

🎥 New AAS Journals video! Bijunath Patla (NIST) shares his work on clock rates on Mars, the Moon, and Earth — finding Mars clocks tick 477 μs/day faster than Earth’s geoid, with seasonal variation. youtu.be/Mg_jDcXtOM8

The #AAS248 Call for Proposals is open for: • Special Sessions • Splinter Meetings • Meetings-in-a-Meeting • Workshops • Town Halls Don’t miss the deadline! Submit your proposal by Tuesday, 3 March: aas.org/meetings/aas... 🔭

Call for HAD Osterbrock Book Prize Nominations AAS Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) invites nominations for 2027 Donald E. Osterbrock Book Prize for Historical #Astronomy. Deadline: 1 March aas.org/posts/news/2... 📷 Seb Falk, 2025 Osterbrock Award winner at the 246th AAS meeting (Anchorage) 🔭

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🎥 New AAS Journals Video! Olivia Mostow & Paul Torrey (Univ of Virginia) discuss their article on how bursty outflows and central potential fluctuations shape dark matter halos in classical and ultrafaint dwarf galaxies. youtu.be/a0mqKqEhmBI @publishing.aas.org

2026 Hale, Harvey, and González Prize Winners The AAS Solar Physics Division is recognizing Yi-Ming Wang, Lakshmi Pradeep Chitta, and Paola Testa for their groundbreaking scientific achievements and exemplary leadership within the solar physics community. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭

The #astronomy community is encouraged to submit abstracts and register for the 2026 Asia Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Astronomical Union, to be held 4–8 May in Hong Kong. The abstract submission and early-bird registration deadline is 25 February. 🔭 aas.org/posts/opport...

Apply now for the John N. Bahcall Public Policy Fellowship to learn first-hand about policymaking while contributing your knowledge and analytical skills to the federal policymaking process. Applications due by 15 April: aas.org/form/john-n-... 🔭 @policy.aas.org

New AAS Journal Author Series Video! Roger Romani (Stanford University) shares his improved mass measurement of PSR J0952−0607 (2.35 ± 0.11 M⊙), tightening the maximum neutron star mass and strengthening constraints on the dense-matter equation of state. 🔭 youtu.be/eFNqf19QewY

It’s not too late to participate in Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026! The deadline is Tuesday, 17 February, to: 👉 Submit a poster abstract 👉 Register today (regular and presenter registration) 👉 Reserve your room 👉 Apply for a Dependent Care Grant aas.org/meetings/exo... 🔭