While Skylab astronauts were proving that humans could live and work in space over long periods, they were also doing groundbreaking science, including studies of our planet! How their storm observations helped scientists understand weather phenomena! 👇go.nasa.gov/3FCofSs

Accelerate Your #OpenScience Today w/ SciXCommunity * Demo in #APSsummit25 booth 1310 Visit my posters 2-5 PM PDT, Exhibit Hall A * #Science Explorer: ADS for All #NASAScience (232) * #Physics in #Astrophysics Data System (508) #heliophysics #planetaryscience #earthscience

🚨 Action Alert: Ask your members of congress to support federal science funding! Learn how to submit constituent appropriations requests: aas.org/posts/action-a… Interested in taking action — join our Q&A/co-working session on Friday at 1:30 pm ET: aas-org.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

For those who celebrate, may your heart join nature in singing the joy of #spring this #vernalequinox. Consider our #seasons with #Earth tilted ~23.4 deg, imagine seasons on #Uranus tilted ~82.2 deg. #astronomy #planet #equinox #calendar #timekeeping

Joanne Simpson (1923-2010) 1st woman in the U.S. to earn meteorology PhD pilot research & models of #clouds & #hurricanes helped shape modern #weather forecasting #WomensHistoryMonth #HistSci #WomeninSTEM #meteorology #atmosphere

Einen schönen Tag der Arbeit wünsche ich Euch. #LaborDay in Austria falls on a #crossquarter day, roughly halfway between #vernalequinox and #summersolstice, as the days continue to lengthen. #timekeepying #calander #solstice #equinox #astronomy

Einen schönen Tag der Arbeit wünsche ich Euch. #LaborDay in Austria falls on a #crossquarter day, roughly halfway between #vernalequinox and #summersolstice, as the days continue to lengthen. #timekeepying #calendar #solstice #equinox #astronomy #earthscience

🏆 Society members are encouraged to nominate worthy colleagues or themselves for recognition by the AAS. Prize nominations must be submitted online (by 30 June) using the AAS portal on the OpenWater Awards website. aas.org/grants-and-pri…

The waxing Moon crosses from Gemini into dim, Mars-bearing Cancer early this week. Not shown is the Beehive Cluster near Mars. buff.ly/rEzY4Ag . . #astronomy #stargazing #gemini #mars #cancer #moon #beehivecluster

A "skinny" version of the President's Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2026 was released today. Here we provide an overview of what's (not) in it and what actions can you take: aas.org/posts/news/202… #FY2026 #Budget

1869 Total #SolarEclipse was a pivotal moment in development of American "physical astronomy" (#astrophysics). Thank you, Rebecca Charbonneau for your eloquent summary of article I recently published w/ Tom Hockey. ww2.aip.org/history/the-to… #histsci #astronomy #usno #navy American Institute of Physics

AAS CEO Kevin Marvel is calling on YOU to help us save American science from devastating proposed funding cuts. Join our #WeekOfAction today by taking a few minutes to write to your members of Congress using this easy form: aas.org/advocacy/get-i…. #SaveScience

🏛️ AAS members from SPD and DPS are on the Hill this week advocating for science. You don't have to fly to DC to have an impact — set up Zoom or in-district meetings with your congressional offices today. #WeekOfAction aas.org/advocacy/get-i…

#Astronomers Did you work on Astro-1? Astro-2? #uv #spaceshuttle missions? 35th & 30th anniversary event planning is underway Read Nicolle Zellner announcement to join festivities & celebrate their #NASAscience aas.org/posts/news/202… #astrophysics #instrumentation #NASA #histsci

Thank you, Joe Tenn, for creating the Astronomy Genealogy Project & for revealing the intellectual legacies & academic networks that shape our science today aas.org/posts/news/202… #AstroGen #HistSci #astronomy #PhD #Dissertation

The renowned eclipse chaser and popularizer passed away in Arizona after a life of adventure. buff.ly/albKXS9 . . #astronomy #eclipse #solareclipse #memorial #obituary

Last week, NASA and NSF released their FY26 budget requests. We list the detailed impacts on the astronomical sciences in this blog post, and share how you can take action today. aas.org/posts/news/202…

🔭 AAS Publishing has launched a special series of AAS Journal Author video chats w/ Black In Astro ™ for #BlackSpaceWeek 2025 to highlight the work of several incredible Black astronomers. Sinclaire Jones (Ohio State) chats about a warm Neptune exoplanet: youtu.be/99q9cJ4pXTM

Solstice from Latin sōlstitium via old French sōl (sun) + participial stem of sistĕre = stand still according to OED #astronomy #solstice #histsci #OED #etymology #season #calendar #timekeeping #summer #SummerSolstice #Sun #Latin #French #English

For those who celebrate, may you draw strength and vitality from the summer solstice. Sun reaches max declination Jun 21 2025 at 02:42 UT1 (Jun 20 22:42 US EDT) #summersolstice #summer #solstice #calendar #season #timekeeping #Sun #astronomy