The Solving Problems and Cosmic Exploration (SPACE) is a program that aims to develop problem solving skills and stimulate creativity through various challenges that are presented within an astronomy context. The SPACE program includes workshops, science shows, games, public busking etc. Activities: The SPACE program comprises of workshops, science shows, public busking and games. Some […]
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The HBSST workshop has been rescheduled as follows at the two locations below: Date: Thursday 1st- Saturday 3rd June 2017 Time: 9:00am daily Venue: Electronics Lab. Department of Physics, Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt. Date: Monday 5th – Wednesday 7th June 2017 Time: 9:00am daily Venue: Centre for Basic Space […]
Observatory Establishes Astronomy Library Corner in South Africa From 18 to 26 March this year, celebrations commenced for the South African National Library week with the theme ‘My library, your library’. South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) librarians set out to establish an astronomy corner at the Sutherland Library to advance astronomy literacy, in conjunction with […]
Crowd-funding campaign to raise funds for West African Astronomy School 2017 WAISSYA 2017 will be held in Accra, Ghana, in August 2017, hosted by the Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute — your help supports more students to attend! WAISSYA 2017 is supported by grants from the IAU Office of Astronomy for Development, the Square Kilometer Array, the Abdus-Salam […]
The project has a new PI and updated plan, Ms Zuthobeke Mvakade Email address: zm@saao.ac.za South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) library wants to promote astronomy awareness in our communities. Astronomy is part of primary school curriculum and the statistic has shown that communities in previously disadvantaged areas are always left behind with less growth especially […]