IYA2009 Updates

2 July 2010

Naming X competition - Winners Announced
The Naming X team is delighted to announce the winners and runners up of Naming X, a global online competition launched in honour of Venetia Burney Phairwho named the minor planet Pluto in 1930, aged 11. More information: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/964/

6 Ways to Help an Astronomer: Read More http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/06/citizen-space-science-gallery/all/1#ixzz0sQNNdxuu

Llegamos en Paz para Toda la Humanidad: A modern view of Apollo 11
The IYA2009 Committee in Puerto Rico has produced a book (in Spanish) that contains the oral presentations at the Apollo 11 celebration event. You can find the PDF here: http://www.astronomy2009pr.org/Apollo11_book/book.pdf

13th Global Hands-on Universe Meeting, Garching, Germany, 1 - 7 August 2010: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/961/

GTTP2010 - Grants Results:http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/960/

Astronomical Pictures at an Exhibition receives Award: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/959/

International Observe the Moon Night - 18.09.2010: http://www.astronomy2009.org/news/updates/958/


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The International Year of Astronomy 2009 is endorsed by the United Nations and the International Council of Science.