This article was written by Rick Fienberg (American Astronomical Society) & Douglas Arion (Carthage College) for the Galileoscope project, developed as a cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA 2009) We are excited to announce that we are now accepting pre-orders for special-edition Galileoscopes for the International Year of Light 2015 at http://galileoscope.org. […]

It is no secret that Astronomy and space inspire children to take an interest in Science and Math. They have generally been utilized on a stand-alone basis, at special events or workshops to get kids excited. But what happens after the workshop? The issue of sustaining children’s interest in STEM subjects has not been properly […]

Public outreach is a big part of the OAD’s vision. Infact, it is one of the three Task Forces. We  coordinate outreach projects with the help of our task force-3 members. So, it is not surprising that we take a keen interest in outreach events conducted on our own campus. Like many observatories, the South African Astronomical […]

A short summary of the OAD’s vision, goals and why we use Astronomy as our tool – written by our current visiting fellow from India, Ramasamy Venugopal. https://staringattheuniverse.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/international-astronomical-union-office-of-astronomy-development-iau-oad/