When Wanda Diaz Merced lost her sight in her early 20s, her dreams of studying stars in the visually oriented scientific world suffered a major setback — until she discovered “sonification,” a way to turn huge data sets into audible sound using pitch, duration and other properties. Merced realized that she could use her ears […]
S.P.A.C.E. (Solving Problems and Cosmic Exploration), running from the Unizulu Science Centre is running a crowd funding campaign. We have tested ties with local schools and communities and partners throughout the region who will work with us on our astronomy initiative, S.P.A.C.E. With current funding, we will be developing resources to promote science and astronomy learning […]
“Gaza Ambassadors of Mars” has launched a crowd funding campaign to fund an Astronomy trip for 50 school students between the ages of 8 to13. The students, accompanied by their teachers, will visit Al-Aqsa university where they will be attend lectures and partake in educational activities, including telescope observations. The campaign is raising funds to cover the costs […]
I am pretty sure that each and every one of us has their own relationship with the discipline of astronomy. According to me, astronomy is quite an interesting discipline of science as it is mind-boggling; it basically broadens one’s curiosity. Coming from a media studies background means that often times I am slightly out of […]
