American Astronomical Society (AAS)
@aas.org
The mission of the American Astronomical Society is to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe as a diverse and inclusive astronomical community.
aas.org
aas.org
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Whew, we've made it to the last day of #AAS247 and we're thriving!
By "thriving," we mean we've had more coffee than water this week, but we've also had fruitful discussions with colleagues from around the world!
Here's our conference survival kit* ☕️
*peer-reviewed by fellow astronomers 🔭🧪☄️
By "thriving," we mean we've had more coffee than water this week, but we've also had fruitful discussions with colleagues from around the world!
Here's our conference survival kit* ☕️
*peer-reviewed by fellow astronomers 🔭🧪☄️
January 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Whew, we've made it to the last day of #AAS247 and we're thriving!
By "thriving," we mean we've had more coffee than water this week, but we've also had fruitful discussions with colleagues from around the world!
Here's our conference survival kit* ☕️
*peer-reviewed by fellow astronomers 🔭🧪☄️
By "thriving," we mean we've had more coffee than water this week, but we've also had fruitful discussions with colleagues from around the world!
Here's our conference survival kit* ☕️
*peer-reviewed by fellow astronomers 🔭🧪☄️
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
A supernova movie 25 years in the making, a discussion of little red dots, the joy of an unplanned career, and more — all on Day 2 of #AAS247. aasnova.org/2026/01/07/a... @aas.org 🔭
AAS 247: Day 2
A supernova movie 25 years in the making, a discussion of little red dots, the joy of an unplanned career, and more — all on Day 2 of AAS 247.
aasnova.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:23 PM
A supernova movie 25 years in the making, a discussion of little red dots, the joy of an unplanned career, and more — all on Day 2 of #AAS247. aasnova.org/2026/01/07/a... @aas.org 🔭
Did you know that the #AAS247 press conferences are open for all conferences attendees? If you've never been, check out the meeting schedule to hear astronomers present work directly to members of the media.
@press.aas.org
@press.aas.org
January 6, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Did you know that the #AAS247 press conferences are open for all conferences attendees? If you've never been, check out the meeting schedule to hear astronomers present work directly to members of the media.
@press.aas.org
@press.aas.org
iPosters.
Coffee.
Science.
Repeat. ☕📊✨
Day 2 of #AAS247 in Phoenix!
Photos by © CorporateEventImages/Phil McCarten 2026
📷 More photos on our Instagram account. Follow us there too: @aas_office
Coffee.
Science.
Repeat. ☕📊✨
Day 2 of #AAS247 in Phoenix!
Photos by © CorporateEventImages/Phil McCarten 2026
📷 More photos on our Instagram account. Follow us there too: @aas_office
January 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
iPosters.
Coffee.
Science.
Repeat. ☕📊✨
Day 2 of #AAS247 in Phoenix!
Photos by © CorporateEventImages/Phil McCarten 2026
📷 More photos on our Instagram account. Follow us there too: @aas_office
Coffee.
Science.
Repeat. ☕📊✨
Day 2 of #AAS247 in Phoenix!
Photos by © CorporateEventImages/Phil McCarten 2026
📷 More photos on our Instagram account. Follow us there too: @aas_office
Take five minutes at #AAS247 to write a postcard to Congress in support of science. There's suggested text to help and we'll take care of postage. Every voice matters. 🔭
January 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Take five minutes at #AAS247 to write a postcard to Congress in support of science. There's suggested text to help and we'll take care of postage. Every voice matters. 🔭
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Who has two thumbs, two telescopes, and loves a good star party? 🔭 ME 🔭
Join @aas.org & @astrosociety.org for the #AAS247 star party at Heritage & Science Park, Phoenix, AZ! We will have solar and night observing, along with views from the Gemini South Observatory 🌌
Details: luma.com/jdajxuzd
Join @aas.org & @astrosociety.org for the #AAS247 star party at Heritage & Science Park, Phoenix, AZ! We will have solar and night observing, along with views from the Gemini South Observatory 🌌
Details: luma.com/jdajxuzd
AAS 247 Star Party · Luma
Join the AAS Education Committee and Shadow the Scientists, alongside local amateur and professional astronomers, for a free evening of exploration under the…
luma.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
Who has two thumbs, two telescopes, and loves a good star party? 🔭 ME 🔭
Join @aas.org & @astrosociety.org for the #AAS247 star party at Heritage & Science Park, Phoenix, AZ! We will have solar and night observing, along with views from the Gemini South Observatory 🌌
Details: luma.com/jdajxuzd
Join @aas.org & @astrosociety.org for the #AAS247 star party at Heritage & Science Park, Phoenix, AZ! We will have solar and night observing, along with views from the Gemini South Observatory 🌌
Details: luma.com/jdajxuzd
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
American Astronomical Society (AAS) meetings: where coffee is a food group, name badges are personality traits, and you run into colleagues everywhere. ☕🔭
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in Phoenix for #AAS247! If you're here, visit us at the NOIRLab booth between visits to talks and power outlets.
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in Phoenix for #AAS247! If you're here, visit us at the NOIRLab booth between visits to talks and power outlets.
January 5, 2026 at 7:25 PM
American Astronomical Society (AAS) meetings: where coffee is a food group, name badges are personality traits, and you run into colleagues everywhere. ☕🔭
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in Phoenix for #AAS247! If you're here, visit us at the NOIRLab booth between visits to talks and power outlets.
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory is in Phoenix for #AAS247! If you're here, visit us at the NOIRLab booth between visits to talks and power outlets.
✨ Scenes from the #AAS247 Exhibit Hall!
Astronomers, educators, students, and journalists have taken over Phoenix 🌵 for a week packed with science, history, and community at the 247th meeting of the AAS. #ExploreAstronomy
Astronomers, educators, students, and journalists have taken over Phoenix 🌵 for a week packed with science, history, and community at the 247th meeting of the AAS. #ExploreAstronomy
January 5, 2026 at 9:47 PM
✨ Scenes from the #AAS247 Exhibit Hall!
Astronomers, educators, students, and journalists have taken over Phoenix 🌵 for a week packed with science, history, and community at the 247th meeting of the AAS. #ExploreAstronomy
Astronomers, educators, students, and journalists have taken over Phoenix 🌵 for a week packed with science, history, and community at the 247th meeting of the AAS. #ExploreAstronomy
Thank you US Senator Mark Kelly for welcoming #AAS247 attendees to Arizona and for your continued support of the astronomical sciences. We’re grateful for your ongoing advocacy for science and discovery. #ExploreAstronomy
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
January 5, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Thank you US Senator Mark Kelly for welcoming #AAS247 attendees to Arizona and for your continued support of the astronomical sciences. We’re grateful for your ongoing advocacy for science and discovery. #ExploreAstronomy
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
Photo by © CorporateEventImages/Todd Buchanan 2026 🔭
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
We're beyond excited to be at #AAS247 this week! Come visit us in the exhibit hall to learn all about NSF NOIRLab and its amazing programs - from Gemini Observatory to Cerro Tololo, Kitt Peak, CSDC, and @vrubinobs.bsky.social! #astronomy @aas.org @aura-astronomy.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 10:13 PM
We're beyond excited to be at #AAS247 this week! Come visit us in the exhibit hall to learn all about NSF NOIRLab and its amazing programs - from Gemini Observatory to Cerro Tololo, Kitt Peak, CSDC, and @vrubinobs.bsky.social! #astronomy @aas.org @aura-astronomy.bsky.social
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
The @skymapper.bsky.social booth and team are ready for visitors at the @aas.org meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Come say hi!
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The @skymapper.bsky.social booth and team are ready for visitors at the @aas.org meeting in Phoenix, Arizona. Come say hi!
Meet the #AAS247 social media team!
You'll spot us all week interviewing attendees and spotlighting your #AstroFashion!
We'd love to hear about your meeting experience so come say hi for a chance to feature on one of our channels. (Don't forget you can tag us too!) #ExploreAstronomy 🔭
You'll spot us all week interviewing attendees and spotlighting your #AstroFashion!
We'd love to hear about your meeting experience so come say hi for a chance to feature on one of our channels. (Don't forget you can tag us too!) #ExploreAstronomy 🔭
January 5, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Meet the #AAS247 social media team!
You'll spot us all week interviewing attendees and spotlighting your #AstroFashion!
We'd love to hear about your meeting experience so come say hi for a chance to feature on one of our channels. (Don't forget you can tag us too!) #ExploreAstronomy 🔭
You'll spot us all week interviewing attendees and spotlighting your #AstroFashion!
We'd love to hear about your meeting experience so come say hi for a chance to feature on one of our channels. (Don't forget you can tag us too!) #ExploreAstronomy 🔭
Join Bill Harris & Marta Reina-Campos as they talk about their article on ultracompact dwarf galaxies and luminous globular clusters in the El Gordo cluster — and what this research tells us about how galaxies grow and evolve. 🔭
youtube.com/watch?v=CfIicwWMUCc&feature=youtu.be
@publishing.aas.org
youtube.com/watch?v=CfIicwWMUCc&feature=youtu.be
@publishing.aas.org
AAS Journal Author Series: Bill Harris and Marta Reina-Campos on 2025ApJ...991....7H
YouTube video by AAS
youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Join Bill Harris & Marta Reina-Campos as they talk about their article on ultracompact dwarf galaxies and luminous globular clusters in the El Gordo cluster — and what this research tells us about how galaxies grow and evolve. 🔭
youtube.com/watch?v=CfIicwWMUCc&feature=youtu.be
@publishing.aas.org
youtube.com/watch?v=CfIicwWMUCc&feature=youtu.be
@publishing.aas.org
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
Reposted by American Astronomical Society (AAS)
I had to pick which space pins I was going to bring to #AAS247 and I think I settled on a good mix. #AstroFashion
January 3, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I had to pick which space pins I was going to bring to #AAS247 and I think I settled on a good mix. #AstroFashion
The AAS is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that the NSF intends to “restructure” the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) by narrowing the scope of its scientific investigations and stripping it of key assets used in those investigations. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭
AAS Responds to Reported Dismantling of NCAR | American Astronomical Society
The AAS is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that the National Science Foundation (NSF) intends to “restructure” the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) by narrowing the scop...
aas.org
December 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The AAS is deeply concerned by the recent announcement that the NSF intends to “restructure” the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) by narrowing the scope of its scientific investigations and stripping it of key assets used in those investigations. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭
Beth Brown Memorial Award Winners for 2025
Three winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards announced at the recent joint meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭
Three winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards announced at the recent joint meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭
Beth Brown Memorial Award Winners for 2025 | American Astronomical Society
Three winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards announced at the recent joint meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists.
aas.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Beth Brown Memorial Award Winners for 2025
Three winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards announced at the recent joint meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭
Three winners of the AAS-sponsored Beth Brown Memorial Awards announced at the recent joint meeting of the National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists. aas.org/posts/news/2... 🔭
🔭 Jing Wang, Scientific Editor for @publishing.aas.org, discusses her research & editorial role working with authors, referees & the broader astronomy community.
This series aims to connect our Scientific Editors with their human stories & with the community that makes the AAS Journals possible.
This series aims to connect our Scientific Editors with their human stories & with the community that makes the AAS Journals possible.
A Conversation with Scientific Editor Jing Wang
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
ow.ly
December 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
🔭 Jing Wang, Scientific Editor for @publishing.aas.org, discusses her research & editorial role working with authors, referees & the broader astronomy community.
This series aims to connect our Scientific Editors with their human stories & with the community that makes the AAS Journals possible.
This series aims to connect our Scientific Editors with their human stories & with the community that makes the AAS Journals possible.
First time at #AAS247? You’re not alone! ✨
Check out this orientation guide from the AAS Education Committee, created to help students and first-time attendees navigate the meeting.
🔭 aas.org/meetings/aas...
@education.aas.org
Check out this orientation guide from the AAS Education Committee, created to help students and first-time attendees navigate the meeting.
🔭 aas.org/meetings/aas...
@education.aas.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
First time at #AAS247? You’re not alone! ✨
Check out this orientation guide from the AAS Education Committee, created to help students and first-time attendees navigate the meeting.
🔭 aas.org/meetings/aas...
@education.aas.org
Check out this orientation guide from the AAS Education Committee, created to help students and first-time attendees navigate the meeting.
🔭 aas.org/meetings/aas...
@education.aas.org
Matthew Hopkins (Univ. of Oxford & Univ. of Canterbury) chats about his article on 3I/ATLAS and what it tells us about the interstellar object population — and what comes next. 🔭
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz3e...
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz3e...
AAS Journal Author Series: Matthew Hopkins on 2025ApJ...990L..30H
YouTube video by AAS
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Matthew Hopkins (Univ. of Oxford & Univ. of Canterbury) chats about his article on 3I/ATLAS and what it tells us about the interstellar object population — and what comes next. 🔭
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz3e...
📺 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz3e...
🔭 Abstract submission for AASTCS 11: Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026 closes Friday, 19 December at 11:59 pm ET.
Share your latest work and join a discussion-rich, single-track meeting with leaders across exoplanet atmosphere science.
Submit now before it's too late! aas.org/meetings/exo...
Share your latest work and join a discussion-rich, single-track meeting with leaders across exoplanet atmosphere science.
Submit now before it's too late! aas.org/meetings/exo...
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🔭 Abstract submission for AASTCS 11: Exoplanet Atmospheres 2026 closes Friday, 19 December at 11:59 pm ET.
Share your latest work and join a discussion-rich, single-track meeting with leaders across exoplanet atmosphere science.
Submit now before it's too late! aas.org/meetings/exo...
Share your latest work and join a discussion-rich, single-track meeting with leaders across exoplanet atmosphere science.
Submit now before it's too late! aas.org/meetings/exo...
AAS 2026 Congressional Visits Day
This year, in partnership with @aapthq.bsky.social, we're bringing scientists to DC from 13–15 April to advocate for the importance of science and education. No prior policy experience is required. Apply by 1 February 2026: ow.ly/mb4x50XKV87
@policy.aas.org
This year, in partnership with @aapthq.bsky.social, we're bringing scientists to DC from 13–15 April to advocate for the importance of science and education. No prior policy experience is required. Apply by 1 February 2026: ow.ly/mb4x50XKV87
@policy.aas.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
AAS 2026 Congressional Visits Day
This year, in partnership with @aapthq.bsky.social, we're bringing scientists to DC from 13–15 April to advocate for the importance of science and education. No prior policy experience is required. Apply by 1 February 2026: ow.ly/mb4x50XKV87
@policy.aas.org
This year, in partnership with @aapthq.bsky.social, we're bringing scientists to DC from 13–15 April to advocate for the importance of science and education. No prior policy experience is required. Apply by 1 February 2026: ow.ly/mb4x50XKV87
@policy.aas.org