With great sadness and pain, I extend, in my name and on behalf of all members of the Astronomy Development Office for the Arab Region, heartfelt condolences to my colleague and friend, Kevin Govinder, Director of the Astronomy Development Office of the International Astronomical Union, on the death of his …

The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2021 is shared equally by Victoria M. Kaspi, Professor of Physics and Director of McGill Space Institute, McGill University, Canada and Chryssa Kouveliotou, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics at George Washington University, USA for their contributions to our understanding of magnetars, a class of …

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The IAU has today published the document Springboard to Action, which outlines concrete actions that can be taken by individuals, national members, and national organisations to improve equity, inclusion and diversity in Astronomy. Springboard to Action builds on the discussions carried out at IAU Symposium 358 on “Astronomy for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion …

برعاية رئيس الإتحاد العربي لعلوم الفضاء والفلك، البروفيسور “حميد مجول النعيمي” وبحضور رئيس الإتحاد الفلكي الدولي “إدوين فان ديشيوك “ومدير مكتب الفلك من أجل التنمية التابع للاتحاد الفلكي الدولي” كيفن جوفندر” عقد الإتحاد الفلكي الدولي اجتماعه الخامس لدول الشرق الأوسط وأفريقيا ومؤتمره حول تدريس وابحاث الفلك للأجيال القادمة، حيث إفتتح …