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 …

Meetings The AAS facilitates and strengthens the interactions among members through scientific meetings.

Explore the most popular topics on AAS Nova in 2025 — from nearby rocky planets to distant little red dots. The post Looking Back on Astronomy in 2025 with AAS Nova appeared first on AAS …

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

Community owned and managed, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) journals publish trusted peer-reviewed research from a highly diverse and international network of your peers.

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

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

Founded in 1849 by Boston astronomer Benjamin Apthorp Gould, The Astronomical Journal became an American Astronomical Society publication in 1941. During its long tenure, the AJ …

Dec 13, 2025 · New from AAS Nova: why quasars make bad neighbors, the most luminous fast blue optical transient, signs of solar flares, and more.