Briefing: Astronomy can be mentioned as a subject that has been developed from the beginning of Mankind to the present day. Therefore, Astronomy is the oldest science in the whole world. Though, it is gathering its pace through some present day to day scientific activities. School Education, Scientific Organizations, Government & Non-Government Research Institutions and [...]

Galileo’s birthday: Galileo Galilei was born on February 15, 1564. Neither his parents nor their neighbors in Pisa expected at the time that 436 years later a spacecraft named after him would be on its way to Jupiter, or that a crater on the moon would bear his name, or that more than two hundred [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]