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Call for Submissions to the IYA2009/Mani Bhaumik Prize for Astronomy EPO

SpaceRef - October 15, 2009

Munich, GERMANY — The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) is soliciting nominations and submissions for the IYA2009/Mani Bhaumik Prize for Excellence in Astronomy Education and Public Outreach.

Dr. Robert Thirsk to Greet Symposium Participants With Special Message From the International Space Station

SOA World Magazine - October 15, 2009

Ottawa ONT, CANADA — Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Astronaut Dr. Robert Thirsk will launch National Science and Technology Week with a message to the delegates attending the launch event at the Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM).

Caroline Moore honored at White House for supernova discovery

The Warwick Advertiser - October 15, 2009

Warwick, NEW YORK — Warwick Valley High School sophomore Caroline Moore recently stood on a platform outside the White House with President and Mrs. Barack Obama.

Brown offers look at 400 years of astronomy

The Providence Journal - October 15, 2009

Providence, RHODE ISLAND — This is the International Year of Astronomy, coming 400 years after the first telescope observations by Galileo, and Brown University is celebrating the event with an exhibit of venerable equipment and images.

Vatican exhibit to host Galileo's work

PressTV - October 15, 2009

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first celestial observations by Galileo, who was prosecuted by the Inquisition in the 17th century.

Moonwatch event can be enjoyed by all stargazers

Worthing Herald - October 14, 2009

Eastbourne, ENGLAND — This autumn visitors to Eastbourne have the chance to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy with a seafront Moonwatch event.

400 Years of the Telescope

Euronews - October 14, 2009

Paris, FRANCE — American film “400 Years of The Telescope” documents the last four centuries of astronomy. The film was shown at the Pariscience Scientific Film Festival (held recently in Paris France).

History of Italy's celestial studies stars in Vatican Museums' exhibit

Catholic News Service - October 13, 2009

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican and Italian observatories have teamed up to display for the first time numerous precious instruments and books documenting the birth and development of stargazing in Italy.

Astronomy exhibit now open at Hay

The Brown Daily Herald - October 13, 2009

Providence, RHODE ISLAND — With Fall Weekend behind them, Brown students can now turn to the exploration of a decidedly less controversial new world: outer space.

UNO's planetarium celebrates international year of astronomy

UNO Gateway - October 13, 2009

Omaha, NEBRASKA — The University of Nebraska at Omaha's Mallory Kountze Planetarium joined hundreds of other planetariums across the country in celebrating the International Year of Astronomy.

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