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International Year of Astronomy

IYA2009 : Closing Ceremony

IYA2009 : Closing Ceremony
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Astronomy, being the oldest science, introduces mathematics and physics, and involves other sciences such as chemistry, biology and geology, as well as engineering. UNESCO shares the view that astronomy fosters a modern concept of science and can reinforce the link between science education and science careers. (More)

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  • 08-01-2010
The IYA 2009: Closing Ceremony
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  • 04-01-2010
Astronomy Beyond 2009
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  • 30-10-2009
Two astrophysicists win Kalinga Prize for Popularization of Science
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  • 21-10-2009
Galilean Nights: 22 - 24 October 2009
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  • 20-10-2009
Galilean Nights
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  • 04-10-2009
South Eastern European Practical School on Spectroscopy for Young Researchers
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  • 23-09-2009
Astrophysics & Astrodynamics in the Balkan Countries
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  • 23-09-2009
International symposium “Astronomy and its Instruments. Before and After Galileo”
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  • 08-09-2009
Telescope donation from Explore Scientific
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  • 31-08-2009
Second Iberoamerica Graduate School of Astrobiology: Origins from the Big Bang to Civilizations
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  • 22-07-2009
21st Century longest solar eclipse
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  • 21-07-2009
We walked on the Moon
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  • 16-07-2009
"Cosmos" - a journey to the ends of the Universe
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  • 15-07-2009
12th Marcel Grossmann Meeting
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  • 01-07-2009
The essential is invisible to our eyes
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  • 29-06-2009
George Fitzgerald Smoot, Nobel laureat in physics
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  • 29-06-2009
Dark Side of the Universe: Toward a New Cosmological Paradigm
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  • 25-06-2009
“Invisible Universe”
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  • 20-05-2009
IYA2009: At the Edge of Solar System
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  • 15-05-2009
Star Party in Meudon
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  • 02-04-2009
100 Hours of Astronomy
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  • 10-03-2009
Order a "Galileoscope™"
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  • 05-03-2009
GLOBE at Night 2009
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  • 19-01-2009
The Rôle of Astronomy in Society and Culture
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  • 17-01-2009
Opening Ceremony: IYA2009
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  • 10-01-2009
Press Conference: Launch of the International Year of Astronomy
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  • 09-01-2009
Astronomy at the Crossroads of Science and Culture
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  • 06-01-2009
"Sun Rings" with the Kronos Quartet
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  • 05-01-2009
A Big Year for Astronomy
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  • 30-12-2008
UNESCO Montevideo launches a website on the occasion of IYA2009
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  • 16-12-2008
Catherine Cesarsky : This is the golden age of astronomy
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  • 03-01-2008
UNESCO designated as the lead agency for the International Year of Astronomy 2009
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