Join the Celebration of A Hundred Years under One Sky
December 21, 2018In 2019, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is celebrating its 100th anniversary (IAU100) and the astronomical breakthroughs that have shaped science, technology and culture throughout the last century.
Citizen scientists name planet
December 15, 2015Volunteers from the Perth based citizen astronomy project theSkyNet have won the right to name a planet around a distant star as part of a global contest run by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
THE MILKY WAY NOW HAS A TWIN (OR TWO)
September 17, 2012Research presented today at the IAU General Assembly in Beijing has found the first group of galaxies that is just like ours, a rare sight in the local Universe.
