American Astronomical Society (AAS)@AAS_Office

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 Washington, DC, USA
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Joined November 2010
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#AAS247 We’re thrilled to welcome Tonima Tasnim Ananna to the stage in Phoenix! Ananna’s research applies machine learning to large surveys to uncover demographics & growth of supermassive black holes across the Universe. Don't miss out, register today: aas.org/meetings/aas247/regi…
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☀️ Abril Sahade (NASA Goddard) chats about her article on a new form of solar eruptions and where the science takes us next. The AAS Journal Author Series connects authors with their science, their personal journey & the larger #astronomy community. 📺 piped.video/watch?v=Vo_da26r…
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#AAS247 Early reg & abstract submission for 247th AAS meeting (4-8 Jan 2026, Phoenix) will close on 6 Oct. 1⃣ Register today: aas.org/meetings/aas247/regi… 2⃣ Submit abstracts: aas.org/meetings/aas247/abst… 3⃣ Rodger Doxsey Travel applications also close on 6 Oct: aas.org/grants-and-prizes/ro… 🔭
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☀️ New AAS Journal Author Series! Fatemeh Rahmanifard and Hafijul Islam (University of New Hampshire) discuss their recent article on solar cycles, exploring what their results tell us and how the field can move forward. 📺 Watch now: piped.video/watch?v=yFPUNuY-… #ExploreAstronomy
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The AAS is pleased to celebrate 12 astronomers who served as AAS Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecturers! These Shapley Lecturers visited a number of community colleges and schools across the US to share their science and inspire wonder about the universe. aas.org/posts/news/2025/09/c… 🔭
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In the latest AAS Journal Author Series, Juan Ignacio Espinoza-Retamal (Universidad Católica de Chile) discusses his article on exoplanet spin–orbit alignments & where the science may lead next. 🎥 Full interview on AAS YouTube channel: piped.video/dtFZVYWeGdA #ExploreAstronomy
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#AAS247 Register for one (or two!) professional-development workshops at the 247th AAS meeting. Workshops feature instruction in specific software tools, programming tips, teaching and outreach strategies, and more. aas.org/meetings/aas247/work…
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The Joint Meeting of the Europlanet Science Congress and the @AAS_Office Division for Planetary Sciences 2025 is almost here! With 1900 abstracts submitted, it will be the biggest planetary science conference held in Europe to date! Have you already subscribed?
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✨ New AAS Journal Author Series Video! Stephanie (Alex) Brown (Stockholm University) chats about neutron star tides — what her latest article reveals and where the science takes us next. #Astronomy #TheGoodStuff 📺 Watch the full interview here: piped.video/-HQK2jUW-hc
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#HEAD22 The 22nd HEAD meeting (12-16 October, St. Louis) promises to provide a lively environment, a jam-packed scientific schedule & the chance to connect with colleagues & friends. Don't miss out! Meet me (well, us 😜) in St. Louis & register today: aas.org/meetings/head22/regi… 🔭
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📢 #AAS247 Speaker Spotlight Adam Burgasser is a Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics (@UCSanDiego) & an observational astrophysicist who studies the lowest-mass stars, brown dwarfs & extrasolar giant planets. Catch him live in Phoenix! Register today: aas.org/meetings/aas247/regi…
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In this AAS Journal Author Series video, Maude Gull (@UCBerkeley) shares the story behind her article on the lowest metallicity contact binary candidate observed to date. #Astronomy #ExploreAstromomy #TheGoodStuff🔭 🎥 Watch here: piped.video/kMzJY2q9yYo
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Congress will be back in session next week. Take a few minutes today to urge your members of Congress to support the astronomical sciences! aas.org/action-alert-protect…
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The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) collaboration will receive the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley − New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy for its work constraining possible models of dark energy. aas.org/press/desi-collabora… 🏆🔭 @desisurvey
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Awarded annually since 2011 by the AAS & supported by a grant from The New York Community Trust, the Berkeley prize includes a monetary award & an invitation to give the closing plenary lecture at 247th AAS meeting (4-8 January 2026) in Phoenix, AZ.
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Rodger Doxsey Travel Prize provides grad students or postdocs w/in 1 year of receiving or receipt of PhD a monetary prize to give dissertation talk at #AAS247. To apply you must have already submitted your abstract by 6 October: aas.org/grants-and-prizes/ro… 🔭 📷 2025 Doxsey winners
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In this video from the AAS Journal Author Series, Rosemary Pike (Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian) shares the science behind her recent article, her perspective as a researcher, and what's next. #Astronomy #TheGoodStuff 🔭 🎥 Watch here: piped.video/DLWT10kNiJQ
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#AAS247 We’re thrilled to welcome Evgenya Shkolnik — Professor of Astrophysics at Arizona State University’s School of Earth & Space Exploration — to the 247th AAS meeting (4-8 January 2026 in Phoenix, AZ)! 🔗 Register today: aas.org/meetings/aas247/regi… #ExploreAstronomy 🌵🔭
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In this episode of the AAS Journal Author Series, Ludmilla Kolokolova (@UofMaryland) chats about her article on the DART ejecta, its implications, and where we go from here. 🎥 Watch the full conversation: piped.video/tXdSTzYiEKc #ExploreAstronomy #TheGoodStuff 🔭
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