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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Adam Leroy
Today we interview Dr. Adam Leroy, who is a professor at the Ohio State University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Astrobites at AAS 247: Welcome!
Welcome to our coverage of AAS 247! We’ve got interviews with speakers, daily coverage, and so much more to come this week.
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Thomas Hockey
Today, we interview Prof Thomas Hockey, astronomer, historian, and winner of the 2026 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy, about his upcoming plenary talk at #AAS247
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Andrew Vanderburg
Today we interview Dr. Andrew Vanderburg, who is a professor at Harvard University and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Prof Marcia Rieke
Today, we interview Prof Marcia Rieke, one of the founding mothers of infrared atronomy, the winner of 2025 Henry Norris Russell Lectureship and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Meet the AAS 247 Keynote Speakers: Prof Raja GuhaThakurta
Today, we interview Prof Raja GuhaThakurta, distinguished professor at UCSC, founder of SIP and CrEST and one of this year’s #AAS247 Plenary speakers!
Beyond astro-ph
Astronomy beyond the research
AAS Diversity Committee Wrapped 2024
In the leadup to AAS 245, we asked the AAS diversity committees what they’ve been up to for the past year!
Beyond: The SuperComputing Conference (for Astronomers)
One Weird Trick To Leave Academia Forever And Fight Your Way Into The Tech Job Market
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[Beyond] the research notebook: reproducibility and transparency in science
Reproducibility and transparency in the research is becoming increasingly important in the age of AI. Learn how to go beyond your notebook to make your research more accessible!
Navigating careers in astronomy
Career advice
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. David Weinberg
We sit down with Professor David Weinberg, one of the designers of SDSS, to talk about his plenary at #AAS240, “Asteroids to Reionization: The Broad Reach of Survey Astronomy”, and much more!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr. Robert Lupton
Curious about how we convert 0’s and 1’s into images? Then go listen to Dr. Robert Lupton’s talk at #AAS240!
Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Prof. Héctor Arce
Interested in the legacy and future of the Arecibo Observatory? Find out more at Dr. Arce’s #AAS240 plenary lecture on Monday, 13th June!