8 February 2023: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Jean-Pierre Swings, who served as IAU General Secretary from 1985 to 1988. Born in Pasadena, California, on 25 June ...

16 February 2023: The Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has approved an official name for a mesa-like lunar mountain that towers above the landscape carved by ...

10 February 2023: The International Astronomical Union expresses its heartfelt condolences to the thousands of families and colleagues who have suffered loss in the wake of the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria ...

1 February 2023: In issue 8 of the IAU Catalyst, our IAU Assistant General Secretary, Diana Worrall, provides a comprehensive overview of the IAU Symposia process from submission to selection. Division J Vice-President ...

31 January 2023: In 1923 the first star projector was commissioned in Germany, but it did not make its public debut until a year later. The first projection planetarium opened its doors at ...

27 January 2023: Registration and abstract submission are now open for this year’s Astronomy Education Conference (AstroEdu): Bridging Research & Practice. The meeting will take place from 10 to 12 May 2023 ...

23 December 2022: The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (IAU-OAO) is delighted to announce that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences in Portugal (IA ...

15 December 2022: The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) is today announcing the winners of its 2022 Astrophotography Contest. After being launched in April, the contest received nearly 230 entries from ...

28 December 2022: Applications are now open for the next two International Schools for Young Astronomers (ISYA). Originally planned for 2020, and postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, these two events are now ...