15 February 2024: After several years’ work by astronomers affiliated with the IAU CPS, a key UN body agreed last week to put on their agenda the issue of satellite constellations' impact on ...

12 February 2024: The 45th International School for Young Astronomers, ISYA2024, will take place in Algiers, Algeria, from 15 September to 3 October 2024. Applications to attend the school are now open until ...

6 February 2024: In issue 10 of the IAU Catalyst, the first edition of this year, we offer a glimpse of what the IAU community can expect in 2024, as well as reviewing ...

5 February 2024: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Commission C2 — Communicating Astronomy with the Public (CAP) and the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) are now accepting submissions to host the 2026 edition ...

31 January 2024: In 1923 the first planetarium projector was unveiled in Jena, Germany, and just two years later the first planetarium opened its doors to the public in Munich. From 2023 to ...

15 January 2024: The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is pleased to announce the results of its latest call for proposals. 12 projects around the world will receive a total of 96 ...

28 December 2023: The world’s largest conference on astronomy communication — Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2024 (CAP 2024) — will take place from 24 to 28 June 2024. It will be hosted by ...

22 December 2023: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) invites applications for the Gruber Fellowship 2024, a prestigious programme with the Gruber Foundation (GF) that supports young astronomers in the early stages of their ...

22 December 2023: The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is seeking to appoint an inspired and capable individual to take over as Deputy Director. The position is full time and will ...

18 December 2023: The images of the sky captured by enthusiastic stargazers can leave one in awe, but they can also be important teaching tools, especially when they are open to all. For ...

4 December 2023: The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) is delighted to introduce the OAE Evaluation Framework & Toolkit to help astronomy educators — especially IAU National Astronomy Education Coordinator Teams — rigorously ...

8 December 2023: A Kavli–IAU workshop called “Probing the Universe from far-infrared to millimetre wavelengths: future facilities and their synergies” is scheduled to take place from 26 to 28 March 2024 in ...

4 December 2023: Abstract submission and grant applications are now open for the XXXII IAU General Assembly (IAU GA 2024). This landmark event, hosted by the National Research Foundation (NRF), with support from ...