News Features(view all)
Summary of International Year of Astronomy 2009 Released : 24-page brochure with highlights from the IYA2009 available for download
IYA2009 Call for Additional Reports: The IYA2009 secretariat calls on individuals, organisations, universities, amateur associations, etc. to submit any additional IYA2009 relevant reports, brochures and books to be archived on the main IYA2009 website for posterity
IYA2009 Final Report Released: A 1400-page final report for the IYA2009 was released. The report shows that at least 815 million people in 148 countries participated in the world’s largest science event in decades.
IYA2009 - Roadmap to IYA2009’s Living Heritage : The IYA2009 was never foreseen to be a “one-off” event for one year, but a means to creating structures for collaboration, lasting self-sustaining activities and innovative concepts for the communication of astronomy.
SPICA telescopes empower astronomy education: Recently, ORBYS Inc donated a Spica Telescope Kit to each recipient of the Galileo Teachers Training Session seed grants.
April 2011 is Global Astronomy Month: April 2011 will again be a busy month for amateur and professional astronomers, educators and astronomy enthusiasts as Global Astronomy Month (GAM) returns for its second edition.
Communicating Astronomy with the Public journal: This special issue of CAPjournal looks at IYA2009 events that focused on cultural astronomy and discusses how including a historical or cultural aspect can help communicators to engage with a wider audience.
IYA2009 Updates(view all)
11 Jan 2011: TWAN Updates
11 Jan 2011: Virtual Telescope introduces new, amazing instruments for observing the Cosmos live through the Int
11 Jan 2011: Proceedings Published From 2009 Women in Astronomy Conference
7 Jan 2011: Hot Off the Press: Issue 10 of CAPjournal
Press Releases(view all)
8 Feb 2011: Educational Astronomy Project Awarded Grant of 1.9 Million Euros
20 Dec 2010: The International Year of Astronomy 2009 Secretariat to Close at the End of the Year
7 Sep 2010: Cosmic Diary Anthology Released as a Free Book: Postcards from the Edge of the Universe
7 Sep 2010: International Year of Astronomy 2009 Reached Hundreds of Millions of People: Final Report Released