AAS members and their families pose for a group picture at the 97th meeting, held at the Harvard College Observatory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

About the AAS The American Astronomical Society is a major international organization of professional astronomers, astronomy educators, and amateur astronomers. The AAS was …

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In response to feedback from authors, AAS journals will now adjudicate requests for publication support when a manuscript is submitted, rather than waiting until a manuscript is accepted as …

The AAS publishes the leading international journals in the disciplines of astronomy & astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary sciences. Our highlights journal, AAS Nova, and …

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The AAS membership now stands at approximately 7,700, and includes physicists, mathematicians, geologists, engineers, and others whose research interests lie within the …

3 days ago · The 247th meeting of the AAS will be held in Phoenix, Arizona, 4-8 January 2026.

The AAS meetings are where astronomical discoveries are announced and communities are built.

See the descriptions below to learn about the different types of sessions at AAS meetings and to view guidelines for how to propose each type. Note that different guidelines apply to AAS …