The Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act, 2007 (Act No. 21 of 2007 – “the AGA Act”) was promulgated on 17 June 2008, in Government Gazette No. 31157 and became operational on the 24th of April 2009. On ...

Astronomers using the HARPS planet-hunting machine at the European Southern Observatory’s (ESO) La Silla Observatory in Chile have made the first-ever direct detection of the spectrum of visible light ...

“The spectrum of a planet provides key information about the chemical elements in the planet’s atmosphere,” said Markus Janson, lead author of the paper reporting the new findings. “With this ...

On Thursday, the National Academies of Science released the latest Decadal Survey, which the astronomy industry uses to help guide funding decisions. While the survey doesn’t guarantee funding, it’s ...

Visitors to the Irvine Spectrum Center Saturday will have the chance to look through telescopes and participate in solar viewing from noon to 3 p.m. and lunar viewing from 6 to 9 p.m. More than 150 ...