25/02/2022
2206 🚀
NGC1566 galaxy is also nicknamed the "Spanish Dancer", what type of galaxy is NGC1566? Comment your answers below.
Clue🔎👉 http://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2206/this-spanish-dancer-twirls-in-a-cosmic-ballet/
24/02/2022
📣 New 🚀🗞️
have captured an image of the magnificent NGC 1566 using the Dark Energy Camera at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). Located in the Dorado constellation, NGC 1566 is home to stars at all stages of stellar evolution and has been a host to the SN2010el.
http://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2206/this-spanish-dancer-twirls-in-a-cosmic-ballet/
NOIRLab
23/02/2022
🧐 Looking for ideas and inspirations to plan educational activities for ? Check out this incredible e-book featuring 100 educational activities about light and photonics.
👉 https://www.unawe.org/resources/guides/100light/
💡 The e-book developed by our colleagues from Universe Awareness, Exploratorium Teacher Institute, Optica TeachEngineering, Optics4Kids and many more is freely available for download, translations and adaptations.
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Showcase your amazing efforts to the world🤩
10/02/2022
Are you a communicator, astronomer or have an interest in communication? Don't miss this public engagement training from the IAU, Kavli Foundation and Leiden University. It'll be on February 22 and is rich in great speakers and topics!
The IAU, Kavli Foundation and Leiden University invite you to “IAU Seminar on Public Engagement Training”, taking place on 22 February, 11:00 UTC.
Organized by Kelly Blumenthal, Pedro Russo, and Lina Canas, this seminar will feature talks from John Besley, Kelly Blumenthal, Jon Chase, Maria Drozdovskaya, Fatoumata Kébé, Brooke Smith, and Ewine van Dishoeck on the importance of astronomy outreach, public engagement training, and the future of IAU public engagement training.
http://ow.ly/G95j50HQpRw
10/02/2022
Planet Yatim Piatu, Pengembara di Ruang Angkasa
Ada planet tanpa bintang induk di Alam Semesta. Kita mengenalnya dengan sebutan planet mengambang bebas atau planet pengembara.
10/02/2022
📣 A new, huge asteroid in the neighbourhood
➤ Find out more in the new Universe Awareness Space Scoop:
English 👉 http://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2205/a-new-huge-asteroid-in-the-neighbourhood/
Portuguese 👉 http://spacescoop.org/pt/scoops/2205/um-novo-e-enorme-asteroide-na-vizinhanca/
(Available in other languages)
10/02/2022
The website https://www.SpaceScoop.org has highlighted the NOIRLab press release about the stellar jets captured from Chile by the Gemini South telescope, a program from NSF’s NOIRLab.
is an educational astronomy news dissemination website for the general public. They present press releases from international agencies in easy-to-understand language.
You can read the full news here https://www.spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2204/a-window-in-chile-gives-a-glimpse-of-beautiful-star-jets/
Universe Awareness
07/02/2022
📣 New 🚀🗞️
Did you know 💡 Astronomers using the SOAR telescope found the largest ever trojan known yet. The asteroid is thought to be made of material dating back to the birth of our Solar System that could give us clues about the building blocks of our 🌏
Visit 👉 http://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2205/a-new-huge-asteroid-in-the-neighbourhood/
02/02/2022
📣 New 🚀🗞️
What happens when the magnetic 🧲 fields of swirling young stars✨ clash with the disks of gas around them? Curious? Follow the steps of NOIRLab astronomers to learn more about their observations using the Gemini South Telescope 🔭 in our brand new Space scoop ⬇️
http://spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2204/a-window-in-chile-gives-a-glimpse-of-beautiful-star-jets/