Supernova expert to visit Australia
One of the world’s leading supernova researchers, Bob Kirshner, will visit Australia in November 2009 on a speaking tour funded by a Selby Fellowship from…
Oz telescopes lead observing marathon
Radio telescopes of CSIRO and the University of Tasmania helped lead off a 33-hour observing marathon as part of the official opening for the International…
100 Hours of Astronomy – Australian events
Details of these events are given on the events calendar on the homepage. Australian Capital Territory Public star-gazing with the Canberra Astronomical Society in the…
2009 ASTA Teachers’ Resource Book
In 2009, the Australian Science Teachers Association will publish its 25th resource book for National Science Week – “Astronomy: Science Without Limits”. The resource book…
Royal Australian Mint issues IYA coins
The Royal Australian Mint has issued two collectable coins to commemorate the International Year of Astronomy. The two coins are a one-dollar coin featuring CSIRO’s…
Students tackle “The Dish”
Students across Australia will be building their own radio telescope dishes in 2009 as part of the University of Newcastle’s Science and Engineering Challenge. The…
IYA wines now available
The IYA Wine Series, six varieties of Australian wine, is now available through THRIVE Australia. Each kind is distinctively labelled with an image by astrophotographer…
International launch of IYA
More than 900 stronomers, students, government representatives, diplomats, artists and business people have met at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for the official opening of…
“400 Years of the Telescope”
The documentary “400 Years of the Telescope: A journey of science, technology and thought” , by Interstellar Studios of California, has now finished production. The…