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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) is offering two student research funding opportunities for undergraduate or graduate students, and recent graduates planning to apply to graduate school.

The AAS Division on Dynamical Astronomy is awarding its 2023 Brouwer Award to Alessandra Celletti (University of Rome Tor Vergata) and its 2023 Rubin Prize to Carl Rodriguez (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill).

Support the astronomical sciences community by serving as a volunteer for an AAS committee or working group. Several of these groups have terms that begin in June, and sign-ups this month will be greatly appreciated.

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The National Science Foundation's Astronomy Division seems to be missing the $30 million that Congress directed to support astronomy facilities. The funding must be in NSF budget somewhere, but not where we expected.

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.

Let's take a closer look at the FY 2024 NASA budget request, which comes after two ambitious Decadal Surveys and faces a less ambitious congressional appropriations cycle.

The National Academy of Sciences has announced the election of 120 new members, including several members of the AAS and its Divisions, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original...

AAS President Kelsey Johnson provides an update on recent discussions of the role of the AAS in setting ethical guidelines and issuing sanctions within our community.

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

In this column from the AAS Historical Astronomy Division, Tom English writes about the solar eclipse of 1900.

Ashley Walker sat down with AAS President-Elect Dara Norman to discuss the path that led her to astronomy, the mentors who influenced her, and what she aims to accomplish during her term as AAS president.

Nominations for AAS prizes and honors will open soon, with a deadline of 30 June. Self-nominations are allowed. Nominators will encounter a process that has changed significantly. Here's what has changed, and why.

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Join NASA, NSF, and AAS Publishing for an exciting Meeting-in-a-Meeting at AAS 242 to discuss success stories and challenges of open science in the astronomical sciences.