Are you an astronomy graduate student interested in science communication? Apply for the @aas.org Media Fellowship by June 26: aasnova.org/2026/04/08/a...
The White House Office of Management and Budget recently released a proposed rule that would alter management of federal grants, causing significant harm to the scientific community. Submit an individualized comment using our action alert (aas.org/omb-comments) or on Regulations.gov before 13 July.
MeerKAT Radio Telescope Call for Observing Proposals
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is now welcoming observing proposals for MeerKAT. The deadline for submission is Wednesday, 15 July. aas.org/posts/news/2... ðŸ”
Columbia University: Astronomers Discover the Earliest Known Flickering Quasar news.columbia.edu/news/astrono...
Proposed rule would give political appointees greater control over grant selection process, expand government's authority to terminate active grants, and place significant restrictions on use of federal funds to cover conference attendance and publishing costs, among many other harmful changes.
🔠Join us for the 58th Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) meeting in scenic Spokane, Washington — a place where city life mingles brilliantly with nature. aas.org/meetings/dps58
Abstracts due: 11 Jun
Workshop proposals due: 11 Jun
Splinter Meeting proposals due: 11 Jun
Early reg ends: 15 Jun
Alessandro Mura (IAPS) discusses the thermal properties of 30 active lava lakes on Io, finding that most of their energy comes from cooler crusts rather than hotter edges—suggesting previous estimates may have underestimated lava-lake power by up to a factor of 10.
📺 youtu.be/vBA9B2MuH8g
Anyone Can Make a Difference ðŸ”
Samantha Garza from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory shares her experiences from the AAS's Congressional Visits Day. aas.org/posts/news/2...
🔠AAS members Alexei V. Filippenko, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Stanford Woosley are receiving the 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their decades-long studies of supernovae — exploding stars that have proven invaluable in understanding the composition and evolution of the universe. aas.org/posts/news/2...
🎥 New AAS Journals Author Series video!
Madeline Lucey (University of Pennsylvania) & Cecilia Mateu (Universidad de la República Iguá) map the Milky Way’s RR Lyrae stars in 3D, revealing new details about the structure and shape of the Galaxy’s inner and outer halo. youtu.be/FY6IA7hH6HU ðŸ”