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 established in 1899 …

AAS Meetings Upcoming AAS Meetings where scientists share all the big discoveries in the field are announced there.

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.

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 was done …

Dec 14, 2025 · The AAS Committee on Employment has compiled updated data from the AAS Job Register through October 2025, showing a modest year-over-year decline in job postings, with …

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

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

The Astrophysical Journal was founded in 1895 by University of Chicago astronomer George Ellery Hale, who was also instrumental in founding the AAS. The ApJ was to become the publication of a …

The Astronomical Journal publishes original astronomical research, with an emphasis on significant scientific results derived from observations. Publications in AJ include descriptions of data capture, …