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Recommendation on the Protection of Astronomical Sites — Studies by two UN/IAU-sponsored working groups recommend new guidelines

20 March 2025: Background In 1979, the International Astronomical Union defined a maximum level of light pollution below which a professional site could be considered adequate for true dark sky observing. This standard ...

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Call for Proposals for the Teacher Training Programme 2025

17 March 2025: The annual call for the Teacher Training Programme (TTP) 2025, run by the IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE), is now open. This is an opportunity for the OAE ...

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UN Meeting Features Satellite Impact on Astronomy — A key UN body on which IAU and SKAO are represented included on its agenda discussions of the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy for the first time

19 February 2025: Last week twenty member states of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UN COPUOS) — the top UN body for civilian space-related matters — took the floor ...

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Call for Applications to Host an Office of Astronomy Education Center or Node

10 February 2025: The IAU Office of Astronomy for Education (OAE) is excited to announce an opportunity for institutions with an excellent track record in astronomy-related education to become “OAE Centers” or “OAE ...

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Call for Applications: Hackathons for Development 2025

5 February 2025: The IAU Office of Astronomy for Development (IAU OAD) is pleased to announce that, together with partners, it will host 13 data science hackathons across 12 countries between February and ...

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Public Vote Names Quasi-Moon Cardea After Roman Goddess of Thresholds

31 January 2025: Last year, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) and the award-winning science podcast, Radiolab, teamed up to give the world a chance to name a quasi-moon – a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA ...

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IAU Grants to Support 13 New Astronomy-for-development Projects in 2025

24 January 2025: The IAU’s Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) is pleased to announce the results of its latest call for proposals. 11 new projects around the world will receive a ...

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Impact and Legacy of XXXII IAU General Assembly Described in Nature Astronomy

24 January 2025: The XXXII IAU General Assembly (GA), held from 6-15 August 2024, was the first GA to take place on the African continent, marking a historic milestone in the global astronomy ...

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Applications Open for Gruber Fellowship 2025

19 December 2024: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) invites applications for the Gruber Fellowship 2025, a prestigious programme with the Gruber Foundation (GF) that supports young astronomers in the early stages of their ...

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Meet the New IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO) Team

25 November 2024: The International Astronomical Union (IAU) would like to welcome Dr Naomi Asabre Frimpong, astrophysicist and science communicator, as the new Deputy Director of the IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (IAU ...

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The Eleventh Issue of the IAU Catalyst is Now Available Online

14 November 2024: Issue 11 of the IAU Catalyst is a special edition dedicated to the XXXII IAU General Assembly, which took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre and online from ...

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Scientific Dates & Deadlines




Administrative Dates & Deadlines

1 Apr 2025
Opening of the Call for The Gruber Foundation Fellowship Applicants to Submit their Applications for Next Year

1 Apr 2025
The Deadline for Submitting to the GS Bid Books Proposing to Host the IAU General Assembly in 2030 is April 1, 2025

15 Apr 2025
Deadline for the Finance Committee to Provide the IAU General Secretary with the Annual Report on the Accounts

15 May 2025
Announcement of Recipients of the Gruber Foundation Cosmology Prize




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