DUBAI: Space enthusiasts and experts have planned more than 3,700 events in 80 countries to mark World Space Week, which begins and ends every year with two dates significant to the start of the first space age: On Oct. 4, 1957, the date Russia launched Sputnik 1, the world’s first …
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The Royal Jordanian Geographical Center and the Regional Center for Space Science and Technology Education for West Asia organized a celebration of the World Space Week in cooperation with the Regional Bureau for Astronomy Development in the Arab States, the Arab Union for Space and Astronomy Sciences and the Jordanian …
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Jordan was elected as a member of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) during the Union’s 100th Anniversary Open-source Exhibition which premiered in Vienna, Austria on August 20, 2018. The 12-day event celebrates a century of astronomical discoveries and is attended by 3500 members representing countries from all over the world. …
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The votes are in — the names of 19 ExoWorlds (14 stars and 31 exoplanets orbiting them) have been chosen by public vote in the NameExoWorlds contest, and accepted by the IAU. Reflecting the truly international interest in astronomy, over half a million votes from 182 countries and territories contributed …
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The National Committee on Geographical Names, in its meeting on 29/10/2015, which was held in its permanent, headquarters in Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre agreed to issue a special dictionary for geographical names in Jordan includes the name in Arabic language and its equivalent in Roman letters (Romanization) before the …
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The XXIX General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ends today in Honolulu, Hawai’i, USA. One of the largest astronomy meetings ever held, it has seen a huge assortment of frontline astronomy topics presented, with six symposia, 22 multi-session focus meetings, nine IAU Division meetings, dozens of IAU …
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The International Astronomical Union’s (IAU) Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) has established new coordinating offices in Armenia, Colombia, Jordan, Nigeria and Portugal. Supporting the use of astronomy as a tool for development in specific regions and languages, the new partnerships form part of the IAU’s decadal strategic plan …
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The NameExoWorlds contest, organised by the IAU, is now entering its historic final stage. The public voting on the shortlist of names for the ExoWorlds — 20 planetary systems comprising 15 stars and 32 exoplanets — starts today. The vote will decide the names for the selected stars and …
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Scientists are tapping into photographs taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide. This study not only includes the well-known signatures of cities and streets, but also the effects of faint indirectly scattered light, which up to now had …
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An international team of astronomers studying more than 200 000 galaxies has measured the energy generated within a large portion of space more precisely than ever before. This represents the most comprehensive assessment of the energy output of the nearby Universe. The findings were presented today at the IAU …
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