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The agreements were signed at the Hawai’i Convention Centre in Honolulu, Hawai’i, during the IAU’s triennial General Assembly. The final signatures were received during a media event on Thursday 13 August 2015. The five new offices will perform two important functions. Regional offices will coordinate astronomy for development activities in nearby countries, whilst language expertise […]

[box type=”shadow” align=”alignleft” class=”” width=””]In a few weeks, anyone will be able to see what astronauts have seen from the comfort of a velvety-blue seat inside the region’s largest planetarium, the Sharjah Centre for Space Sciences and Astronomy. [/box] From the beginning of time, mankind has been fascinated by the night sky. A planetarium in Sharjah

In an interview with Al Khaleej newspaper, Professor Hamid M.K. Al Naimiy, Chancellor of the University of Sharjah and President of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences (AUASS), said that upon the directives and vision of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council, Ruler of Sharjah,

After celebrating last year the tenth anniversary of the National Festivals in Popular Astronomy, we thought of this 11th edition of the Festival to be that of consolidation. This epoch making popular gathering which brings together amateur and professional astronomers from all over the region is faithfull to its mission of bringing the Sciences of

5-8 Feb 2012, Muscat, Oman Oman Astronomical Society hosts the 10th Conference of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences(AUASS) in cooperation with Ministry of Transport and Communications, the International Astronomy Union (IAU), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA) and the Foreign Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), the inter-Islamic network

The Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences( AUASS ) and in cooperation with the Astronomical Society Omani Astronomical Society ( OAS ) organize the 10th Arab Astronomical Conference during the period( 5 – 8 Feb. 2012). The conference theme is “The role of astronomy and space sciences in the development of contemporary societies.” These

Kuwait News Agency DAMASCUS, July 28 (KUNA) — Syria hosts for the first time next Sunday the Fourth Arab Forum for space science and astronomy in Kafr Janna in Aleppo, with the participation of Kuwaiti and 24 Arab and foreign countries under the auspices of the Arab Union for Astronomy and Space Sciences. The forum

  Bahraini astronomers have called for the establishment of an Arab space agency according to a report in Gulf Daily News. An international astronomy forum in Alexandria, Egypt will discuss the issue in October. Astronomers say the creation of an agency would involve the region in the industry and assist Arab scientists to research and