25 August 2021: The IAU has admitted 11 new Honorary Members, announced during the IAU Business Sessions, held virtually from 23 to 26 August 2021. This membership category, introduced at the XXX General ...

17 August 2021: The online XXXI General Assembly (GA) Business Sessions are scheduled for this month, August 2021, and will go ahead over the coming 10 days in an online format.   Business Session ...

27 August 2021: The XXXI General Assembly Business Sessions of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ended today. The virtual meetings this week included pre-business The IAU Today sessions, with talks by international prizewinners, ...

27 August 2021: The International Astronomical Union congratulates IAU Press Officer Lars Lindberg Christensen on receiving the 2021 Klumpke-Roberts Award, announced by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) on 24 August 2021 ...

27 August 2021: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) is a hub for coordinating astronomy public outreach activities worldwide. The aim is to make it easier for the public ...

26 August 2021: The IAU is pleased to announce two new institutions which will support the Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) in attaining its goals. The OAE Center Cyprus and the OAE ...

25 August 2021: The Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) Astrophotography Contest announced earlier this year has come to an end, after receiving nearly 700 images from 57 countries. The winning photos, announced ...

25 August 2021: Earlier this month, Pope Francis appointed IAU President Ewine van Dishoeck to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, an international academy of 80 leading scientists from around the world. Previous members ...

16 August 2021: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is profoundly concerned by the current events in Afghanistan and fears adverse consequences to its scientific community, most notably continued access for women in science ...