The 100 Hours of Astronomy a courtesy of IYA 2009 will be featured throughout the globe from 2-5 April 2009 and celebrated with the public involvement. In conjunction with the IYA 2009 NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center has organized an observation period where public is invited to share the experience during the above timeframe. NASA [...]

The SPS – Society of Physics Students- and Sigma Pi Sigma are collaborating in celebration of IYA 2009 and YoS – Year of Science. All the affiliated events will be launched with the theme ” A Universe of Wonder“ SPS will work together with other respective participants for IYA 2009 in the special Cornerstand project, [...]

IYA 2009 Plan “Globe at Night” the 4th segment of the International Star-counting Program will be launched with a massive participation from 16th-28th March 2009 and is treated as a major happening in the Dark Sky Awareness Cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009, known as IYA 2009. The classic citizen-science exercise, involving [...]

The reputed Deutsches Museum is arranging a well-planned scenario for celebrating IYA 2009. The activities include following: Evolution of the Universe ExhibitionA show explaining how our Universe has developed, starting from the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago, and bringing us up to the present day. Questions that puzzle astronomers will be examined, and there [...]

BRIEFING: An interesting IYA 2009 promoting session has been arranged by the UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy and these sessions are to be held at the end of the every month starting from February 2009. The first session “Friday Nights, Celestial Lights!” was a grand successful event, which was held from 6:30 p.m. onwards [...]

MiraCosta College now reserves the privilege of hosting the unveiling of 2 new mural-sized images of the famous spiral galaxy M 101 (Messier 101). The unveiling will be from NASA’s Three Great Observatories: namely The Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Updates/ Reports There was a public talk by Dr. Michelle [...]

The official launch of IYA 2009 at the University of Guelph will be marked with a large range of activities, including public outreach workshops, star-gazing camps and etc. The featured release of a new “star-studded” digital EP during a University function will be conducted by composer /singer and professor of physics Dr. Diane Nalini de [...]

Professors, scientists, accredited personnel, amateur astronomers, teachers and outdoor educators flocked at the Royal Observatory Edinburgh on 25th Feb. 2009 morning , to remark the launch of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA 2009) in Scotland. It is planned to host a variety of activities throughout the country and hosting will be conducted by [...]

FETTU – ” From Earth To The Universe ” another IYA 2009 project launched 25th Feb. 2009 25th Feb 2009 marked the international launch of FETTU project, another milestone of IYA 2009, with the initial celebration starting from United States. It was celebrated with an exhibition filled with vivid astronomy images and it’s still open [...]