IYA 2009
Nancy Comes Out of the Closet on 365 Days of Astronomy
[/caption] For Universe Today readers who know me only as a journalist, there's something I've never revealed until today. But…
A Day for Earth, but a Whole Week for Dark Skies
[/caption] Wednesday is Earth Day, but all week -- Monday, April 20 through Saturday, April 26 -- is National Dark…
Getting Astronomers Involved in the IYA: Astronomer in the Classroom Program
[/caption] We just received some great information from Kris Koenig, the producer/director of the PBS documentary that is now airing…
IYA Live Telescope – UT Reader Requests – Small Magellanic Cloud
The IYA Live Telescope broadcasting on “Galactic TV” has been busy fillling your requests and we hope UT reader Didi…
IYA Live Telescope – UT Reader Requests – 47 Tucana (NGC 104)
The IYA Live Telescope broadcasting on “Galactic TV” has been busy fillling your requests and we hope Johnathan Kade had…
New Documentary “400 Years of the Telescope” Now Airing
A new 60-minute documentary created especially for the International Year of Astronomy is now airing on PBS stations in the…
IYA Live Telescope – UT Reader Requests
The IYA Live Telescope broadcasting on “Galactic TV” has been busy fillling your requests and we’re ready to bring your…
Have a Cigar! New Observations of Messier 82
ESA’s space-borne X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has carried out an exclusive, 50-plus-hour observation of the starburst galaxy Messier 82, for the…
Two Unique Galaxies Revealed During 100 Hours of Astronomy Event
[/caption] As part of the International Year of Astronomy project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, the ambitious “Around the World in…
IYA Live Telescope Today – NGC 2516
On April 6, 2009 the IYA Live Telescope was busy broadcasting from the Southern Galactic Telescope Hosting facility and fulfilling…