Friday 30. of July 2010 SA partners with IAU to drive Astronomy for the Developing World!
Today, South African Science chalked up yet another astronomical achievement with the signing of an agreement for the country to host the International Astronomical Union’s Office for Astronomy Development.
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Tuesday 25. of May 2010 Minister Pandor congratulates the South African Astronomical Observatory
Minister Pandor today congratulated the South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town on winning a bid to host the International Astronomical Union’s Office for Astronomy Development.
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Tuesday 25. of May 2010 South Africa wins the bid to host the prestigious international Office for Astronomy Development
South Africa has been selected by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to host the prestigious IAU Office for Astronomy Development (OAD). The awarding of the bid to South Africa by the 88th meeting of the IAU, on Thursday,...
Monday 10. of May 2010 MeerKAT project achieves major milestones
The Karoo Array Telescope (MeerKAT) project, a world-class radio telescope being built by the Department of Science and Technology and the National Research Foundation in the Karoo semi-desert in South Africa near the towns of...
Wednesday 17. of March 2010 International science communicators in Cape Town
More than a 150 international astronomers and science communicators, including representatives from 14 African countries, have descended on Cape Town for the period of 15 to 19 March to discuss the success of the International...
Wednesday 03. of February 2010 Pinelands High learner sends Ubuntu to the Heavens
"The winning name is particularly good because it is cross-cultural and has been embraced by all of South Africa" said Dr. Amanda GulbisThe recent asteroid competition run by S.A. Astronomical Observatory and...
Tuesday 26. of January 2010 Select your favourite South African asteroid name
The second round of the national Name Our Asteroid competition is already well under way. The top five names from over 100 submissions by young South Africans have already been selected, and the public at large is now invited...
Tuesday 12. of January 2010 Partial Solar Eclipse visible from South Africa on 15th of January
This coming Friday the 15th of January between about 7 AM to 8 AM those finding themselves in the central to northern parts of South Africa would be able to see the first solar eclipse of 2010. Solar eclipses occur when the...
Friday 08. of January 2010 Planet hunting telescope in South Africa wins prestigious award
The Wide Angle Search for Planets experiment, SuperWASP, which has a telescope located outside the Karoo town of Sutherland at the South African Astronomical Observatory has won the Group Achievement Award for Astronomy...
Friday 11. of December 2009 Once in a "blue" moon opportunity - end the International Year of Astronomy 2009 in style!
The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) in Sutherland offers the public the unique opportunity to see the final sunset of 2009 from the biggest observatory on the African continent. This coincides with the only...
