by Elise Miley | Jan 15, 2020 | Ambassadors
This program, in its sixth year, brings amateur astronomers, planetarium personnel, and astronomy formal and informal educators to U.S.-funded astronomy observatories in Chile. While there, ambassadors receive behind-the-scenes tours of some of the world’s most...
by Elise Miley | Jun 17, 2019 | Conference, Meetings
The Inclusive Astronomy 2 Conference will be held at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD on October 14-15, 2019. It has been four years since the 2015 Nashville Inclusive Astronomy meeting, an event that brought astronomers together with...
by Elise Miley | Jun 17, 2019 | Eclipse
With perfect timing for the total solar eclipse in Chile on July 2nd, Big Kid Science has updated their Totality app for the Spanish-language community. And its totally FREE! Big Kid Science is an educational company founded by the astrophysicist Dr. Jeffrey Bennett....
by Elise Miley | Jun 7, 2019 | IDATA
Innovators that Develop Accessible Tools for Astronomy (IDATA) won the Public Choice award in the 2019 STEM for All Video Showcase. IDATA consists of software that was developed through the integration of science, mathematics, technology and engineering that allows...
by Elise Miley | May 30, 2019 | Economic Development
Recently, Florian Kaefer wrote about Chile’s potential for economic development through astronomy for the Place Brand Observer. Dr Luis Chavarría, Director of the Astronomy Program at the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research CONICYT,...
