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Press Releases 2007

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iau0702 — News Release

The United Nations declares 2009 the International Year of Astronomy

20 December 2007: Early this morning (CET) the United Nations (UN) 62nd General Assembly proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. The Resolution was submitted by Italy, Galileo Galilei's home country. The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is an initiative of the International Astronomical Union and UNESCO.

iau0701 — News Release

New journal for astronomy communicators goes live!

26 October 2007: In response to an increasing need among the growing community of astronomy communicators, the International Astronomical Union is today announcing the advent of a new journal called “Communicating Astronomy with the Public Journal”. Subscriptions to print and online versions are free of charge to communicators.

gruber0701 — Organisational Release

PPGF Cosmology Prize Recipients 2007

17 July 2007: A crazy result delivers the $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize to two teams who discovered the accelerating universe.

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