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The President's Budget Request proposes a 47% cut to NASA Science, a 55% cut to NSF, and a 13% cut to the DOE Office of Science. AAS President Dr. Dara Norman sent a call to action to AAS members via email today. Urge your members of Congress to reject these cuts now! aas.org/reject-2027-...

AAS Journal Author Series: Matteo Cerruti, Annika Rudolph, Maria Petropoulou on 2026ApJS..282...22C YouTube video by AAS

🎥 New AAS Journals video!

Matteo Cerruti, Annika Rudolph & Maria Petropoulou compare five hadronic codes used to model jetted AGN — finding strong agreement in spectral shape, with up to ±40% variation in normalization. 🔭 youtu.be/mfY9k6E1lq0

AAS Journal Author Series: Crystal Martin on 2026ApJ...997..102M YouTube video by AAS

Crystal Martin discusses JWST & Keck spectra of nine Lyα emitters in a z ~ 7 protocluster — revealing merging ionized bubbles & signs of accelerated reionization. youtu.be/noaAB-o2D7Q

This series connects authors with their article, their human story, and the larger #astronomy community. 🔭

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Joining us in Pasadena for #AAS248?
Don’t miss the Friday, 19 June tour of Mount Wilson & the CHARA Array 🔭

🕘 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
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Portrait of Julia Santos, smiling in a lab setting, wearing glasses and a gray sweater, with scientific equipment in the background.

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...

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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...

I Survived a Type Ia Supernova, and All I Got Was This Kick Velocity Astrobites reports on an investigation of a runaway star that may have survived its companion going supernova.

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

AAS Journal Author Series: Xiang-Cun Meng and Philipp Podsiadlowski on 2026ApJ...997...96M YouTube video by AAS

🎥 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...

This year's 21 astronomers will visit destinations in 17 US states covering a wide swath of the country. Each Shapley Lecturer will deliver a highly accessible presentation about their scientific work to public audiences at each destination. aas.org/press/aas-an... 🔭

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... 🔭

AAS Journal Author Series: Nico Bers and Sylvia Biscoveanu on 2026ApJ...997..108B YouTube video by 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 🔭

Forever Alone: A Black Hole Destined to Stay Too Big Astrobites reports on a black hole that's far too massive for its host galaxy, and whether this system could ever reach

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. 🧪🔭

Join Us in Documenting & Celebrating Women’s Contributions to the Physical Sciences

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...

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☀️ 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

AAS Journal Author Series: Slava Turyshev on 2026ApJ...997...97T YouTube video by AAS

🎥 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... 🔭

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