Connect South Africa – Call for applications
Deadline: 26 of May 2021 Introduction Since 2014 CERN, the European Laboratory for Particle Physics in Geneva, and Pro Helvetia Swiss Arts Coun...
14 Apr, 2021
Teaching Earth and Beyond Competition
As part of its 200 year anniversary celebrations the SAAO invites all teachers to enter our Teaching Earth and Beyond competition. The aim is to showc...
08 Apr, 2021
Sutherland Tourism Competition
Since the building and commissioning of the Southern African Large Telescope (SALT), Sutherland has become an interesting destination among tourists w...
23 Feb, 2021
AstroArt Competition
As part of its 200 year anniversary celebrations the South African Astronomical Observatory hereby invites all foundation phase learners, grades R t...
23 Feb, 2021
Astronomy special edition of NRF’s Science Matters magazine
We are pleased to announce the publication of a special astronomy edition of the NRF’s Science Matters magazine. This has been produced in celebrat...
21 Oct, 2020
The Premiere of New Planetarium Film ‘Rising Star’
Today, 19 October 2020, saw the premiere of the highly anticipated locally produced planetarium film ‘Rising Star’ at the Iziko Planetarium and Di...
19 Oct, 2020
SAAO 200 Virtual Symposium “Beyond 200 Years of Astronomy”.
The SAAO will, in October 2020, celebrate 200 years of existence as an astronomical observatory. We’re proud to announce the SAAO 200 Virtual Sy...
25 Sep, 2020
SAAO Astronomer discovers new comet C/2020 S3 (Erasmus)
On Sunday 20 September 2020 the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of a comet (magnitude ~18.5) by SAA...
23 Sep, 2020
Kavli–IAU Transients 2020 Workshop Produces Multi-Messenger and Transient Astronomy White Paper
In February 2020 a Kavli–IAU Workshop took place at the South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town, South Africa. Its focus was the futur...
16 Jul, 2020