24 September 2019: A new object from interstellar space has been found within the Solar System, only the second such discovery of its kind. Astronomers are turning their telescopes towards the visitor, which ...

6 September 2019: In the context of the IAU centenary celebrations, a conference will be held in Paris on 4 October 2019, on the theme Astronomers as Diplomats: When the IAU builds bridges ...

28 August 2019: It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Lodewijk (“Lo”) Woltjer, President of the IAU 1994–1997, one of the most prominent and influential astronomers of his ...

26 August 2019: Five Jovian satellites have now been given their official names, just over a year after the announcement of their discovery. The naming process involved a public contest, and the five ...

8 August 2019: Working with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx team, the International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature (WGPSN) approved the theme “birds and bird-like creatures in mythology” for naming ...

8 August 2019: Several people and missions who paved the way for the historic exploration of Pluto and the Kuiper Belt — the farthest worlds ever explored — are honoured in the second set of ...

31 July 2019: The IAU would like to extend a warm welcome to José Miguel Rodríguez Espinosa, who has been appointed as the new Assistant General Secretary of the IAU, and will take ...

30 July 2019: A ceremony was held yesterday 29 July 2019 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG). The IAU ...

29 July 2019: On 7 July 2019, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declared 29 more properties World Heritage sites. Among the new additions are Risco Caído and the Sacred ...

25 July 2019: Maunakea, 20 July 2019 Aloha to our scientific colleagues around the world, On behalf of the more than 500 people employed by the Maunakea Observatories, we offer a perspective about ...

17 July 2019: The Astronomy Outreach Newsletter 2019 #13 (IAU100 #8) is now online. It is produced by the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach and brings to the general public the latest information ...

13 September 2019: Eligible candidates are invited to apply for the Gruber Fellowship 2020, a programme created by The Gruber Foundation (TGF) with the aim of supporting young astronomers at the beginning of ...