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Mar 24

Adventures in the mystic city of old goias

Gunstar invites everyone to a super adventure of the global month of Astronomy 2019. With the largest project of dissemination...

Mar 24

About Astronomers Without Borders

This programme is very goog for astronomers from all around the world . thank you very much.

Mar 23

Galahitiyawa Central College Night Sky Observation Camp 2019

Nalanda College Astronomical Society (NCAS) and Nalanda College Alumni Astronomical Society (NCAAS) conducted its 349th night sky observation camp in...

Mar 23

Kottawa Dharmapala College Night Sky Observation Camp 2019

On 8th March 2019 Nalanda College Astronomical Society (NCAS) and Nalanda College Alumni Astronomical Society (NCAAS) conducted the 348th nigh...

Mar 19

Brazil and the United States together as the Gunstar Team and Astronomers without borders.

reports of the media: The Brazilian government signed on Tuesday (March 18/2020) the Technological Safeguards Agreement, which allows the commercial...

Mar 17

AWB SERBIA - ASTRONOMY QUIZ ON MARCH 15th 2019

Every 15th of the month, except in April, AWB is organizing a small quiz featuring 10 questions on a selected...

Mar 11

Night Camp and Workshop at Ambilipitiya President's College

ඇඹිලිපිටිය ජනාධිපති විද්‍යාලිය තාරකා විද්‍යා සංගමයේ ආරාධනය පරිදී Astronomical Research institute of Sri Lanka ආයතනය මූලිකත්වයෙන්, ආනන්ද විද්‍යාලිය තාරකා විද්‍යා...

Mar 04

Activities in Spain, March 2019

5 de marzo: curso de Física Básica en la Asociación Astronómica de Madrid. 5 de marzo: Conferencia 'Stephen Hawking, comentada...

Mar 04

Activities in Spain, March 2019

March 5: Basic Physics course in the Astronomical Association of Madrid March 5: Conference 'Stephen Hawking, commented by a teenager'...

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Global Astronomy Month 2019

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 2019 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 2018

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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Sky Observation Programme

Date:	17 March 2019 to 28 April 2019
Location:	Regional Science Centre & Planetarium, , Jafferkhan Colony, , Calicut, Kerala, India 673006

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Skywatchers across the Northern Hemisphere in high latitudes should be on the lookout for auroral displays late Sunday night...

Yesterday 21:02 from Facebook

The Search for Planet Nine | Masao Sako | TEDxPenn Dr. Sako is currently hunting for the putative giant planet Planet Nine that might be lurking in the outskirts of...

Yesterday 18:36 from Facebook

What did ESA's Rosetta-Philae discover at comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko? The Rosetta Philae mission brought us closer to a comet than ever before, with bold ambitions and science goals. But what did...

Yesterday 17:45 from Facebook

Astronomy Picture/Video of the Day Zooming in on Star Cluster Terzan 5 Video Credit: Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org), DSS, Hubble, NASA, ESA, ESO; Music: Johan B. Monell APOD/NASA Explanation: Globular clusters...

Yesterday 16:10 from Facebook

Ultra-sharp images make old stars look absolutely marvelous Spacedaily.com - by Staff Writers Hilo HI (SPX) Mar 22, 2019 GSAOI+GeMS color composite image of HP 1 (right image) shown relative...

Yesterday 16:07 from Facebook

Scientists gather to contemplate The Great Silence By Paul Scott Anderson in HUMAN WORLD | SPACE | March 24, 2019 Are we alone? If advanced alien civilizations are out there,...

Yesterday 16:04 from Facebook

Jupiter's unknown journey revealed Date: March 22, 2019 Source: Lund University The giant planet Jupiter was formed four times further from the sun than its current orbit, and migrated inwards...

23 March from Facebook

Parker Solar Probe Wins AAS 2018 Neil Armstrong Space Flight Achievement Award Posted on March 22, 2019 by Christopher Scholz The Parker Solar Probe team has been named the winner...

23 March from Facebook

Spacewalking astronauts swap out space station's batteries (Update) Phys.org by Seth Borenstein Changing batteries in orbit took some huffing and puffing and some intricate maneuvering by two spacewalkers Friday. But...

23 March from Facebook

Astronomy Picture of the Day Four Towers and the Equinox Moon Image Credit & Copyright: Javier Martinez Moran APOD/NASA Explanation: The first Full Moon of northern spring rises behind four...

23 March from Facebook

A Vega rocket lifted off from French Guiana at 10:50 p.m. local time (9:50 p.m. EDT) Thursday. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – S. Martin A Vega...

23 March from Facebook

Sounding Rocket Mission Will Trace Auroral Winds Editor’s note: On March 23, 2019, the launch window for the AZURE mission will reopen after several attempts in March 2018 were scrubbed...

22 March from Facebook

VOLUNTEERS WANTED TO HELP UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF OUR UNIVERSE International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR). March 22, 2019 An enhanced image of some of the galaxies from AstroQuest"...

22 March from Facebook

Astronomy Picture of the Day A Symphony in Northern Winter Skies Image Credit & Copyright: Lorenzo Ranieri Tenti APOD/NASA Explanation: Despite the cold, a chance to view the shimmering northern...

22 March from Facebook

Astronomers clock super-fast pulsar speeding through space Earthsky.org - By Eleanor Imster in SPACE | March 22, 2019 The runaway pulsar escaped the blast wave of the supernova that formed...

22 March from Facebook

Galactic Center Visualization Delivers Star Power Chandra X-Ray Observatory A new immersive, 360-degree, ultra-high-definition visualization allows viewers to view the center of our Galaxy as if they were sitting in...

22 March from Facebook

Check out a beautiful photo of the moon taken by Stephanie Denoncour in Visp, Switzerland.

22 March from Facebook

New compute cluster at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute) in Potsdam More computing power to find and interpret gravitational-wave events in the data of the...

22 March from Facebook

Skywatchers in dark locations be on the lookout for this faint celestial light show...

22 March from Facebook

A solar storm hits Earth this week, pushing northern lights south CNET - BY ERIC MACK MARCH 21, 2019 10:03 AM PDT After a prolonged quiet period, the sun let...

22 March from Facebook

Almost 13,000 Years Ago, a Comet Impact Set Everything on Fire Universetoday.com - By Matt Williams Roughly 12,800 years ago, planet Earth went through a brief cold snap that was...

22 March from Facebook

Hubble Captures the Brilliant Heart of a Massive Galaxy Image Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, J. Blakenslee, P. Cote et al. Text Credit: European Space Agency (ESA) This fuzzy orb of...

22 March from Facebook

Astro w/o Borders

Thank you to Daniel Kott for your new contributing membership in our global AWB community. Together we break down… https://t.co/X4jfdcnNr1

22 March from Twitter

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RT @thenightskyguy: Look up at dusk! Over the next 2 weeks skywatchers across the Northern Hemisphere in the dark countryside can watch f…

22 March from Twitter

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Thank you to Dawn Davies for your new contributing membership in our global AWB community. Together we break down… https://t.co/ZOPOL1nTUU

21 March from Twitter

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RT @Astro4Dev: AstroVoices, a short film featuring #womenastronomers from around the world, aims to promote the image of #astronomy as an e…

21 March from Twitter

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RT @NatGeoBooks: Look up! Discover the excitement behind the upcoming equinox supermoon! @thenightskyguy https://t.co/5Rfp6QCEve

20 March from Twitter

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Thank you 2 the Institute of Astronomy in Sri Lanka, paid for by Jude Vijayanga 4 an affiliate membership in our gl… https://t.co/Gpg1ug1Dgi

20 March from Twitter

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T-1 hour: Watch the #equinox #fullmoon rise above Rome, Italy via our friends at @VirtualTelescop and snap a fun… https://t.co/sJBqs9HTPo

20 March from Twitter

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RT @MikeAWB: Sze-Leung, once the @awb_org Coordinator in Hong Kong, did a great job getting OAO going. I’ve worked with Lina for years on @…

19 March from Twitter

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Thank you to Antonio Paris for your new contributing membership in our global AWB community. Together we break do… https://t.co/PXEf8Buoco

19 March from Twitter

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Get your cosmic artistic side out and enter our #AstroArtsContest during #GlobalAstronomyMonth #GAM2019 in April.… https://t.co/M3qBMeeoeE

19 March from Twitter

Astro w/o Borders

Thank you to Darrel Moon for your new contributing membership in our global AWB community. Together we break down… https://t.co/MwL7x1z5Dh

18 March from Twitter

Astro w/o Borders

Thank you toMark Sarson for donating to AWB! Your support helps fund our global STEM outreach efforts.… https://t.co/yzyxpueXhK

15 March from Twitter

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

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

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NOTE: Please view the complete version at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLmtOqIIwHM. The original recording had gaps in it. In this closing event for ...

30 April 2015 from YouTube

A Week of SunDays - Dr Dale Gary from the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA)

This year for GAM in addition to our very popular SunDay we will be holding a series of live hangouts from solar observatories across the USA . The first of...

15 April 2015 from YouTube

A Week of SunDays - Dr John Varsik and Claude Plymate from Big Bear Solar Observatory

This year for GAM in addition to our very popular SunDay we will be holding a series of live hangouts from solar observatories across the USA . The first of...

14 April 2015 from YouTube

Week of SunDays - Dr Matt Penn of the National Solar Observatory

This year for GAM in addition to our very popular SunDay we will be holding a series of live hangouts from solar observatories across the USA . The first of...

13 April 2015 from YouTube

Global Astronomy Month and More : March Hangout On Air

This month we will be chatting about AWB's biggest event of the year, Global Astronomy Month! Our president, Mike Simmons will be joined by Chirstie ...

26 March 2015 from YouTube

Orbital Perspective: One Earth, One Sky - Hangout On Air

Ron Garan, astronaut, while floating in space, recalls looking back at our blue dot and marvelling at the beauty of our Earth. With our shrinking borders and ...

11 March 2015 from YouTube

GAM Wrap-up

Join us for the monthly Astronomers Without Borders Hangout this month celebrating Global Astronomy Month 2014! We'll have guests from India and Iran ...

26 June 2014 from YouTube

Live Broadcast from the Snow Telescope on Mt Wilson

Please watch the EDITED version of the live webcast containing updated and additional content here http://youtu.be/9Ajws_QkKY0 Join AWB President Mike ...

27 April 2014 from YouTube

AWB February Hangout

Join AWB President Mike Simmons for the latest on AWB activities, especially the plans for Global Astronomy Month in April. We'll also be joined by Donna ...

27 February 2014 from YouTube

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Message from AWB Founder and President Mike Simmons

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The World at Night: Stories from the Edge

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A Week of SunDays - Dr Dale Gary from the Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA)

A Week of SunDays - Dr John Varsik and Claude Plymate from Big Bear Solar Observatory

Week of SunDays - Dr Matt Penn of the National Solar Observatory

Global Astronomy Month and More : March Hangout On Air

Orbital Perspective: One Earth, One Sky - Hangout On Air

GAM Wrap-up

Live Broadcast from the Snow Telescope on Mt Wilson

AWB February Hangout