American Astronomical Society

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nonprofit organization professional society scientific organization

The American Astronomical Society is a leading professional organization of astronomers and astrophysicists in the United States dedicated to advancing the science of astronomy and related disciplines.

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	nonprofit organization → professional society → scientific organization →
activity	policy advocacy for astronomy → professional development for astronomers → public outreach in astronomy → scientific conferences →
country	United States →
field	astronomy → astrophysics → cosmology → planetary science → solar physics → space science →
focus	advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science →
foundedBy	Edward Charles Pickering → George Comstock → George Ellery Hale → Simon Newcomb →
hasPart	Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy → Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy → Division for Planetary Sciences → Division on Dynamical Astronomy → Education Committee → High Energy Astrophysics Division → Historical Astronomy Division → Laboratory Astrophysics Division → Solar Physics Division →
headquartersLocation	Washington, D.C. →
inception	1899 →
legalStatus	501(c)(3) nonprofit →
membershipType	individual members → institutional members →
mission	to enhance and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe →
officialLanguage	English →
organizes	AAS summer meeting → AAS winter meeting →
publishes	AAS Nova → Research Notes of the AAS → The Astronomical Journal → The Astrophysical Journal → The Astrophysical Journal Letters → The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series →
regionServed	North America →
scope	international →
shortName	AAS →
typicalMembers	amateur astronomers → astrophysicists → educators → graduate students → professional astronomers → undergraduate students →
website	https://aas.org →

Referenced by (60)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AAS Nova → American Astronomical Society Committee on Diversity and Inclusion → Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy → Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy → DPS → Division for Planetary Sciences → Division on Dynamical Astronomy → Division on Dynamical Astronomy → Education Committee (American Astronomical Society) ("American Astronomical Society Council") → Forum for Diversity and Inclusion → Laboratory Astrophysics Division →	parentOrganization
American Astronomical Society Committee on Diversity and Inclusion → Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy → Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy → Division for Planetary Sciences → Division on Dynamical Astronomy ("AAS Divisions") → Education Committee (American Astronomical Society) ("American Astronomical Society Education Office") → Forum for Diversity and Inclusion → Frank H. Shu → Historical Astronomy Division →	affiliation
Arthur C. Walker Jr. → Carl Sagan → Frank Drake → Fritz Zwicky → George Ellery Hale → George Willis Ritchey → Lyman Spitzer Jr. → Neil deGrasse Tyson → Neil deGrasse Tyson →	memberOf
American Astronomical Society Committee on Diversity and Inclusion → Committee on the Status of Minorities in Astronomy → Division for Planetary Sciences ("American Astronomical Society divisions network") → Division on Dynamical Astronomy → Education Committee (American Astronomical Society) → High Energy Astrophysics Division → Historical Astronomy Division → Laboratory Astrophysics Division → Solar Physics Division →	partOf
AAS Nova → Research Notes of the AAS → The Astrophysical Journal → The Astrophysical Journal Letters → The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series →	publisher
High Energy Astrophysics Division → Historical Astronomy Division → Solar Physics Division →	hasParentOrganization
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship ("American Astronomical Society Council") →	administeredBy
The Astrophysical Journal →	associatedOrganization
The Astrophysical Journal Letters →	associatedSociety
The Astronomical Journal →	associatedWith
AAS →	fullName
American Institute of Physics →	hasMember
American Astronomical Society ("Historical Astronomy Division") →	hasPart
American Astronomical Society publications portfolio →	maintainedBy
AAS Nova →	operatedBy
AAS winter meeting →	organizedBy
Henry Norris Russell Lectureship →	presentedBy
The Astronomical Journal →	publishedFor
Laboratory Astrophysics Division ("American Astronomical Society Divisions") →	relatedTo
Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy →	sponsor