The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has announced that the orbital period of the asteroid Dimorphos around its parent asteroid Didymos has successfully been altered after it impacted with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft at 1:14 am SAST on 27 September 2022,......
The South African Astronomical Observatory invites foundation phase learners, grades R-3, and intermediate phase learners, grades 4-7, to enter our AstroArt competition. Learners can send in an A4 drawing of anything astronomy related. It can be the moon with its craters, the solar system, planets,......
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO), the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is launching a contest to name 20 exoplanetary systems that will be observed by JWST. Anyone, including students and teachers, astronomy enthusiasts, amateur astronomers and exoplanetary scientists, may......
The Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) and the University of Canterbury’s Mount John Observatory in New Zealand have recently discovered a system of four stars orbiting each other. After initially being identified in 2017 as part of the Gaia-European Southern Observatory (ESO) Survey, careful observations......
Prospective MSc and PhD students can join astronomers at the South African Astronomical Observatory to explore the universe. Details of how to apply for bursaries and of projects on offer are described on the projects page. If you are an interested student, don’t hesitate to contact......
Experience our world-class telescopes in
the Karoo in fully immersive 3D
