FEATURED NEWS ITEMS

Recipients of the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy: Matthew Bailes, Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin

Matthew Bailes, Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin Receive the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

Prestigious award is given for the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs).

Richard Ellis recipient of the 2023 Gruber Cosmology Prize

17 Apr 2023 - Press Release

Richard Ellis Receives $500 000 Gruber Cosmology Prize

16 Feb 2023 - Press Release

New Name for Towering Lunar Mountain Approved

Unique feature of the Moon to be named in honour of trailblazing mathematician Melba Roy Mouton

Trail left by BlueWalker 3 over Kitt Peak National Observatory

28 Nov 2022 - Press Release

IAU CPS Statement on BlueWalker 3

Global astronomy community troubled by unprecedented brightness and use of terrestrial frequencies from space of recently launched BlueWalker 3 satellite

The IAU's mission is to promote and safeguard astronomy in all its aspects (including research, communication, education and development) through international cooperation.

Science is best advanced when there is mutual trust, respect and integrity, and when it is conducted in environments free from harassment. The IAU expects all members to uphold the IAU Code of Conduct.

PRESS RELEASES

07 Jun 2023 IAU Selects Names for 20 Exoplanetary Systems

30 May 2023 Matthew Bailes, Duncan Lorimer and Maura McLaughlin Receive the 2023 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

17 Apr 2023 Richard Ellis Receives $500 000 Gruber Cosmology Prize

16 Feb 2023 New Name for Towering Lunar Mountain Approved

ANNOUNCEMENTS

02 Aug 2023 New IAU Membership Coordinator

05 Jul 2023 New Radio Astronomical Observations Confirm Unintended Electromagnetic Radiation Emanating from Large Satellite Constellations

30 Jun 2023 Abstract Submission Open for the 5th Shaw–IAU Workshop

23 Jun 2023 IAU Vacancy: IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach Director

SCIENTIFIC DATES & DEADLINES

7 August 2023-11 August 2023 APRIM 2023, 2023 Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting,
Koriyama, Japan

21 August 2023-25 August 2023 IAUS 365, Dynamics of Solar and Stellar Convection Zones and Atmospheres,
Yerevan, Armenia

4 September 2023-8 September 2023 IAUS 384, Planetary Nebulae: a Universal Toolbox in the Era of Precision Astrophysics,
Krakow, Poland

2 October 2023-6 October 2023 IAUS 385, Astronomy and Satellite Constellations: Pathways Forward,
Santa Cruz de La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

ADMINISTRATIVE DATES & DEADLINES

1 September 2023-28 February 2024 Abstracts and Grant Submission Open for the General Assembly - Submitters are automatically pre-registered at the early-bird fee

15 September 2023-15 September 2023 DEADLINE for Letters of Intent (LOI) for 2025 Symposia

15 September 2023 National Members are Invited to submit candidatures for Honorary Members

30 September 2023 Letters of Intent Published

PLANETARY SURFACE FEATURE NEWS

Io Eruptive Center Shen Yi Renamed Xihe
Fri, Aug 04, 2023 07:00:00
The IAU Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has renamed an eruptive center on Io. In response to public comment, the name Shen Yi has been dropped, and the feature given a new name, Xihe.

WG SMALL BODIES NOMENCLATURE BULLETINS

WGSBN Bulletin Volume 3, #11

Ed. WG Small Bodies Nomenclature

24 Jul 2023

MINOR PLANET ELECTRONIC CIRCULARS

2023-P34 DELETION OF 2015 LA65
2023 August 7

2023-P33 2023 PC
2023 August 7

2023-P32 2023 PB
2023 August 7

2023-P31 2023 OV6
2023 August 7

ASTRONOMY FOR THE PUBLIC

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919. Its mission is to promote and safeguard the science of astronomy in all its aspects, including research, communication, education and development, through international cooperation. Its Individual and Junior Members — structured in Divisions, Commissions, and Working Groups — are professional astronomers from all over the world, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy. The IAU has 12783 Individual and Junior Members in 110 countries worldwide. Of those countries 85 are National Members. In addition, the IAU collaborates with various scientific organizations all over the world.