Yesterday, 13th of Feb. 2009 I got a chance of contributing to the 4th annual Observation Camp organized by the Leo Club, Piliyandala for the students of Kahapola Junior College. I was glad to see nearly 100 students from Grade 7 to 11 flocking together for such a scientific gathering. Camp took place at the [...]

Please find below the 1st ever Astronomy podcast cast on last Sunday 8th of February 2009. The location was Malabe, LK and the podcast featured three amateur astronomers talking about NEOs ( Near Earth Objects ). Review the comments and contribute to stuff such like this. http://www.skylk.com/pod/ The podcast discussed about possible impacts and ways [...]

Please try to do your own research and submit scientific papers of your own. If you have videos related to this subject please feel free to upload them to youtube and post the link here as a comment. Meissner Effect Explained

Lanka going into orbit Sri Lanka is to launch its first satellite, a Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) type, this year, an official said yesterday.President Mahinda Rajapaksa has decided to name the satellite after space prophet Sir Arthur C. Clarke, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission Director General Priyantha Kariyapperuma said A second satellite, a geostationary type, would follow the [...]

Sir Arthur C Clarke Memorial SF Short Story Competition 2009 SRI LANKA ASTRONOMICAL ASSOCIATION PRESS INFORMATION NOTE Date: 02 February 2009 For Immediate ReleaseRef.: 2009-03Issued by:Sri Lanka Astronomical AssociationMr. Thilina Heenatigala.Mob: +94 (0) 716 245 545thilina_atn@yahoo.comwebsite: http://aalk.lakdiva.net/Sir Arthur C Clarke Memorial Science Fiction Short Story Competition 2009DATE:02 February 2009Event: Science Fiction Short Story Competition 2009 [...]