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Mission of the AAS is to enhance & share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe as a diverse & inclusive astronomical community. Tweet≠endorsement
Washington, DC, USA
Joined November 2010
📢 #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:
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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:
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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!
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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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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. 🏆🔭. @desisurvey
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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: 🔭. 📷 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:
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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: #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: #ExploreAstronomy #TheGoodStuff 🔭
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#AAS247 Call for Splinter Meetings! .Splinter Meetings are science or programmatic meetings that do not fit the definition of a Special Session (for example, meetings that run longer than 90 mins or have a by-invitation audience). Deadline: 25 Sep 🔭🌵
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RT @AstroSocietyPac: Panel 3 of #ASP2025SYMP starts at 4:30p ET. We'll explore "Adapting to a New Reality"! JOIN US!. Dr Dara Norman (@AAS_….
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📽️ Emily Pass (@MIT) chats about the population of exoplanets with & without atmospheres: This conversation is part of the AAS Journal Author Series, where authors reflect on their work, their stories & how they connect with the #astronomy community.
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#AAS247 Early registration is now OPEN for the 247th AAS meeting (4-8 January 2026) in Phoenix, AZ! The meeting will be jam-packed with great scientific content — so don't miss out — lock in the early rate & register today! Early rate ends 6 October. 🌵🔭
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Newborn stars! 🌟 Travis Rector (Univ of Alaska Anchorage), Lisa Prato (Lowell Observatory) & Ronan Kerr (Univ of Toronto) share insights from their recent article — and reflect on what this means for the future of star formation studies. 🎥 Watch:
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Ms. Liz Kruesi is awarded the 2025 Jonathan Eberhart Planetary Sciences Journalism award, which recognizes distinguished popular writing on planetary sciences, for her piece entitled, “What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars?” published in February 2023 in Science News.
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Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger is awarded the 2025 Carl Sagan medal which recognizes and honors outstanding communication by an active planetary scientist to the general public.
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Dr. Rosaly Lopes is the winner of the 2025 Harold Masursky Award. Dr Lopes has demonstrated deep and broad dedication to the advancement and health of planetary science in countless ways that extend beyond her duties as a JPL scientist.
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Dr. James Keane is awarded the 2025 Harold C. Urey Prize because he has distinguished himself with his broad and impactful research portfolio studying the geophysics of worlds across the Solar System, including the Moon, Io, Arrokoth, Pluto, and Enceladus.
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Dr. Xinting Yu is awarded one of two 2025 Harold C. Urey Prizes as a recognition for her broad and impactful work in both planetary and exoplanet science, on both planetary surfaces and atmospheres.
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Prof. Matthew Hedman is awarded the 2025 DPS Alexander Prize in recognition of his scientific, leadership, and collaborative contributions to Planetary Science.
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