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May 20

Astrofest 2018, Bucharest, Romania

Yesterday took place in Bucharest the biggest annual Science Festival organized by the oldest science journal from Romania called “Stiinta...

May 15

400-Year-Anniversary 3rd Kepler Law

Johannes Kepler - the man who opened the door to space. The 15. May 1618 – the day the famous...

May 11

[GAM 2018] HUNT FOR SABAH MILKY WAY 2.0 - SABAH, MALAYSIA

HUNT FOR SABAH MILKY WAY 2.0 18th - 22nd April — In parallel to Global Astronomy Month 2018, Sabah Stargazers...

May 10

Astronomy outreach for students in rural village Ilipangamuwa - Sri Lanka

A night sky observation event was held at Ilipangamuwa school, which is situated a rural village in Kegalle district -...

May 10

Astronomy outreach for students in rural village Ilipangamuwa - Sri Lanka

A night sky observation event was held at Ilipangamuwa school, which is situated a rural village in Kegalle district -...

May 09

[GAM 2018] Israk Mikraj Stargazing - Sabah, Borneo

Sabah Stargazers celebrates The Global Astronomy Month 2018 in various place across Sabah, Northern Borneo of Malaysia. Our team organize...

May 09

[GAM 2018] Astrophotography Workshop - Sabah, Malaysia

Sabah Stargazers celebrates The Global Astronomy Month 2018 in various place across Sabah, Northern Borneo of Malaysia. Our team organize...

May 08

Un GAM pasado por nubes

Así es como podríamos resumir las actividades realizadas en España. Gran parte del país estaba nublado y con lluvias, lo...

May 08

Un GAM pasado por nubes

Así es como podríamos resumir las actividades realizadas en España. Gran parte del país estaba nublado y con lluvias, lo...

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Global Astronomy Month (GAM), organized each April by Astronomers Without Borders, is the world's largest global celebration of astronomy. With a theme of The Moon, GAM 2018 brings new ideas and new opportunities, again bringing enthusiasts together worldwide to celebrate Astronomers Without Borders' motto One People, One Sky.

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Global Astronomy Month 2016

Global Astronomy Month (GAM), organized each April by Astronomers Without Borders, is the world's largest global celebration of astronomy. GAM 2016 brings new ideas and new opportunities, again bringing enthusiasts together worldwide to celebrate Astronomers Without Borders' motto One People, One Sky.

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RT @nightskynetwork: How do astronomers find black holes? This simple activity helps you demonstrate the effect that the gravity of black h…

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RT @Celestron: Team Celestron member, Robert Reeves, shares his experience after 4 decades at the Texas Star Party. Read his story here (a…

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RT @amazingskyguy: Scenes of the 1909 Liberty Schoolhouse in the moonlight on the Alberta prairie, with stars and an aurora over the pionee…

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RT @cosmos4u: Three #Falcon9 / #GRACEFO / #Iridium6 webcasts now to chose from: https://t.co/9iKoPWXBHo from @SpaceX, https://t.co/I6wHphQE…

22 May from Twitter

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RT @spaceinafrica1: Effective communication of Space technology research and its awareness to the public will ease incessant lapses of inse…

22 May from Twitter

#LookUp #stargazing season is upon us and we have our acclaimed #OneSky telescope in stock! FREE US Shipping & $$$ supports our 🌍 #STEM edu prgms. #SharetheSky https://shop.astronomerswithoutborders.org/collections/frontpage/products/awb-onesky-reflector-telescope

22 May from Facebook

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Great news report about @MikeAWB & astrophysicist Wanda Diaz-Merced @CienciaPR taking telescopes and #STEMed resour… https://t.co/iPsik8JMGB

22 May from Twitter

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Get a ringside seat with our new #Saturn Opposition Observing Program #OnePeopleOneSky https://t.co/T9sYW3Y10N https://t.co/Lks7qwZAFm

22 May from Twitter

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RT @JPMajor: Saturn and Titan. Color-composite of images captured by #Cassini in visible-light filters on Aug. 11, 2013. Some softly reflec…

22 May from Twitter

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RT @nightskynetwork: Night Sky Network clubs recently hit a milestone: members reported more than 4 million visitors at their events! Congr…

22 May from Twitter

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RT @NASA: A new day, a new, extraordinary perspective. Get a closer look at this unique view of Jupiter and its iconic red spot, courtesy o…

22 May from Twitter

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RT @Astro4Dev: From 2013 to 2018, the OAD supported over 120 projects around the world through the annual call for proposals. Here is a cha…

22 May from Twitter

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RT @IDADarkSky: Huge applause for star student: JJ Nnawuchi! As a young activist fighting to end light pollution he contacted Chicago's may…

22 May from Twitter

Get a ringside seat with our new #Saturn Opposition Observing Program #OnePeopleOneSky https://bit.ly/2GvSMNs

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: With Evelyn Diaz, an @awb_org member in Dorado, Puerto Rico. Evelyn is a member of the Puerto Rico Astronomical Society helping the schools learn astronomy...

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: A happy group of givers and receivers at Playa Grande School in Vieques, Puerto Rico.

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: Juan Villafane of the Puerto Rico Astronomical Society showing the goods to the little ones at Playa Grande School on Vieques island. They’ll go to...

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: Juan Villafane, President of the Puerto Rico Astronomical Society, showing the planispheres to students and staff of Adrian Serrano School in Vieques. I’m told skies...

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico:Starting the ferry ride to the island of Vieques with goodies for schools there. With Juan Villafane of Puerto Rico Society of Amateur Astronomy and Wanda...

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: Astronomy club of Guillermo Reifkohl School performing to “Galaxy Seeker”. And the astronomy club was just named the Wanda Diaz-Merced Astronomy Club in honor of...

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: Students from Rafael Delgado Mateo School in Guayama, Puerto Rico at the ceremonies to receive a OneSky telescope, books, David Chandler Company, Inc. planispheres, Edward...

18 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: Two schools together receiving telescopes and books in Patillas, Puerto Rico (one schools from nearby Guyama).

18 May from Facebook

Great news report about Mike Simmons & astrophysicist Wanda Diaz-Merced Ciencia Puerto Rico taking telescopes and #STEMed resources to #PuertoRico schools. Thx U Noticentro por WAPA ! 🔭 ❤️ 🇵🇷...

17 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico: "Maribel De Leon, proud teacher who runs the astronomy club at Jaime C. Rodriguez Montessori school. There was interest in astronomy before — isn’t there...

16 May from Facebook

Mike Simmons reports from #PuertoRico, "Studying planispheres for the first time. Questions from students show their curiosity and passion to learn. They are the future. Will they have a chance...

16 May from Facebook

AWB President Mike Simmons is on the ground in #PuertoRico to personally hand over donated telescopes and #STEM education material to schools. He reports, " Puerto Rico, we have telescopes!...

16 May from Facebook

GAM Wrap-up postponed! Technical problems. We'll reschedule.

11 May from Facebook

TOMORROW - Friday May 11th at 9:00 am PDT / 12:00 PM EDT - Join us for Facebook Live: Farewell to GAM2018. You'll meet Daniela De Paulis, Olayinka Fagbemiro, Mike...

10 May from Facebook

Amazing event we are proud to be a part of!

08 May from Facebook

Big shoutout to Edward Gomez for donating Spanish copies of comic book: Ada's Adventures in Science that we will be sending to #PuertoRico schools thanks to our successful fundraiser. #TogetherWeCan...

05 May from Facebook

Big thank you goes out to Astronomical Society of the Pacific for providing Spanish language astro-activity education books we will be sending to underserved #PuertoRico schools thanks to our successful...

05 May from Facebook

Big shoutout to longtime AWB supporter: author, astrophysicist, educator Jeffrey Bennett for donating Spanish copies of his children's book 'Max Goes to Jupiter' that we will be sending to #PuertoRico...

05 May from Facebook

Big shoutout to our longtime supporter David Chandler Company, Inc. for donating their amazing Spanish-language planispheres 'El Cielo Nocturno' we will be sending to underserved #PuertoRico schools in just a...

05 May from Facebook

Excited to announce that our #PuertoRico #STEMed fundraiser has been a 100% success. Thanks to all of your generous support we will be sending telescopes, Spanish planispheres & curricula books...

05 May from Facebook

We have only few hours left for our fundraising stretch goal to send more #STEMed resources to #PuertoRico schools. #TogetherWeCan #SharetheSky https://www.classy.org/campaign/puerto-rico-stem-education/c178826

05 May from Facebook

Global Astronomy Month 2017 Trailer HD

Trailer for GAM2017!

31 March 2017 from YouTube

Message from AWB Founder and President Mike Simmons

Astronomers Without Borders Founder and President Mike Simmons reaches out to the AWB community for support for new programs in the new year.

30 December 2016 from YouTube

Astronaut Nicole Stott, AstroArtist of the Month

NOTE NEW RE-SCHEDULED DATE: October 14th 9am PDT Join us for this very special program featuring Nicole Stott, retired NASA astronaut. Nicole created ...

14 October 2016 from YouTube

Lucy West and Jon Ramer

A conversation with Lucy West AWB's astroartist of the month for July and August and Jon Ramer the director of IAAA (International Association of Astronomical ...

01 September 2016 from YouTube

AstroArtist ArthurWoods April16

April's AstroArtist of the Month is Arthur Woods. Here is Daniela de Paulis, AWB's astroarts editor interviewing Arthur on his love of astronomy and the arts.

23 May 2016 from YouTube

The World at Night: Stories from the Edge

You've seen the amazing landscape astrophotography produced by the team from The World at Night (TWAN) the sky above Earth's most beautiful and ...

30 April 2016 from YouTube

OPTICKS

OPTICKS is a Cosmic Mail Art happening between the Earth and the Moon, during which images are transmitted to the Moon and back as radio signals in real ...

09 April 2016 from YouTube

Moved! New URL http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI

This event had to change URLs. Please go to http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI.

02 April 2016 from YouTube

GAM 2016 Trailer

GAM2016 is going to be bigger and better than ever! Check out the program schedule here: ...

05 March 2016 from YouTube

White House Astronomy Night - Promoting STEM

President Obama hosted the second-ever White House Astronomy Night on October 19, 2015 which highlighted the importance of inspiring more girls and boys ...

17 November 2015 from YouTube

GAM2015 Wrap Up Hangout

Join us as we discuss the past month and the great success that was Global Astronomy Month 2015! We will have guests from all over the globe discussing the ...

14 May 2015 from YouTube

OPTICKS GAM 2015

13 May 2015 from YouTube

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Global Astronomy Month 2017 Trailer HD

Message from AWB Founder and President Mike Simmons

Astronaut Nicole Stott, AstroArtist of the Month

Lucy West and Jon Ramer

AstroArtist ArthurWoods April16

The World at Night: Stories from the Edge

OPTICKS

Moved! New URL http://youtu.be/xFuljeM7jYI

GAM 2016 Trailer

White House Astronomy Night - Promoting STEM

GAM2015 Wrap Up Hangout

OPTICKS GAM 2015