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IAU Members Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prize in Astrophysics 2026

Posted on 6/10/2026
Press Release: Honoring groundbreaking scientific discovery - the recipients of The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics 2026

Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley Receive the Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2026

Posted on 5/27/2026
Press Release: The 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded for ground-breaking studies on stellar explosions and the origin of elements.

Filippenko, Nomoto, and Woosley Receive $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their Studies of Superno

Posted on 5/19/2026
Press Release: The 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize honors Alexei V. Filippenko, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Stanford Woosley for their decades-long studies of supernovae.

The Kavli Foundation and IAU: Advancing Global Scientific Cooperation

Posted on 12/17/2025
The IAU is pleased to announce The Kavli Foundation has agreed to fund $82,000 in continuation of their support of a Global Coordination Workshop in 2026 and the Young Astronomers Lunch at the IAU General Assembly in Rome from 10-19 August 2027.

Shaw Prize donation: investing in the future of science for the Asia Pacific region

Posted on 10/31/2025
The Shaw Prize announced a very generous sponsorship of HKD $1 million to help support the APRIM2026 conference (4-8 May 2026, Hong Kong) and fund astronomy research in the Asia-Pacific region.

John Richard Bond and George Efstathiou receive the 2025 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

Posted on 5/27/2025
The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2025 is awarded in equal shares to John Richard Bond and George Efstathiou for their pioneering research in cosmology, in particular for their studies of fluctuations in the cosmic microwave background.

RYAN COOKE AND MAX PETTINI RECEIVE $500,000 GRUBER COSMOLOGY PRIZE

Posted on 5/14/2025
The 2025 Gruber Cosmology Prize recognizes Ryan Cooke and Max Pettini both for their determination of a key value in the composition of the universe moments after it came into existence.

IAU Announces Winners of 2024 Prizes for Astronomy Outreach, Development and Education

Posted on 6/11/2024
Press Release: The 2024 set of prizes goes to Saran Poshyachinda (Outreach), Central American-Caribbean Bridge in Astrophysics (Development), Linda Strubbe and Bonaventure Okere (Education)

Registrations Open for XXXII IAU General Assembly

Posted on 10/31/2023
Press Release: IAU’s flagship event to take place in Africa for the first time

IAU Selects Names for 20 Exoplanetary Systems

Posted on 6/7/2023
Press Release: The NameExoWorlds global contest names the next set of exoplanets and host stars

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

Posted on 5/30/2023
Press Release: Prestigious award is given for the discovery of fast radio bursts (FRBs).

Richard Ellis Receives $500 000 Gruber Cosmology Prize

Posted on 4/17/2023
Press Release: Richard Ellis Receives $500 000 Gruber Cosmology Prize

New Name for Towering Lunar Mountain Approved

Posted on 2/16/2023
Press Release: Unique feature of the Moon to be named in honour of trailblazing mathematician Melba Roy Mouton

IAU Announces Winners of First Prizes for Astronomy Outreach, Development and Education

Posted on 6/9/2022
Press Release: The first round of prizes will be presented at the IAU XXXI General Assembly in August 2022

The XXXI General Assembly Business Sessions Draw to a Close

Posted on 8/27/2021
Press Release: The XXXI General Assembly Business Sessions of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ended today. The virtual meetings this week included pre-business The IAU Today sessions, with talks by international prizewinners, IAU PhD Prize

IAU Statement on Climate Change

Posted on 6/24/2021
Press Release: The IAU calls on our community to develop and implement specific actions to help achieve the aims of the 2016 Paris Agreement on climate change. The study of astronomy provides all citizens a unique perspective and view of the Universe

Victoria M Kaspi and Chryssa Kouveliotou Receive the 2021 Shaw Prize in Astronomy

Posted on 6/1/2021
Press Release: The Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2021 is shared equally by Victoria M. Kaspi, Professor of Physics and Director of McGill Space Institute, McGill University, Canada and Chryssa Kouveliotou, Professor and Chair, Department of Physics at Geor

Recipients of 2021 Gruber Cosmology Prize Announced

Posted on 5/5/2021
Press Release: Marc Kamionkowski, Uroš Seljak and Matias Zaldarriaga are honoured for their contributions to the study of the early Universe

New Agreement Signed for the Office for Astronomy Outreach

Posted on 4/14/2021
Press Release: The International Astronomical Union and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan expand OAO’s activities

Second international comparative list of astronomical terms in sign languages

Posted on 4/14/2021
Following the first international comparative list of astronomical terms in sign languages, published in December 2017

IAU Kickstarts Action on Equity, Inclusion and Diversity

Posted on 1/11/2021
Press Release: The IAU has today published the document Springboard to Action, which outlines concrete actions that can be taken by individuals, national members, and national organisations to improve equity, inclusion and diversity in Astronomy.

Hands in the Stars

Posted on 12/7/2017
The first international comparative list of astronomical words in sign language

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