The votes are in — the names of 19 ExoWorlds (14 stars and 31 exoplanets orbiting them) have been chosen by public vote in the NameExoWorlds contest, and accepted by the IAU. Reflecting the truly international interest in astronomy, over half a million votes from 182 countries and territories contributed …

  The National Committee on Geographical Names, in its meeting on 29/10/2015, which was held in its permanent, headquarters in Royal Jordanian Geographic Centre agreed to issue a special dictionary for geographical names in Jordan includes the name in Arabic language and its equivalent in Roman letters (Romanization) before the …

South East Asia CLICK HERE TO VISIT THE SOUTH EAST ASIA REGIONAL NODE WEBSITE NARIT to coordinate IAU development activities in South East Asia The National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) has been selected to coordinate the International Astronomical Union (IAU) astronomy-for-development activities in the South East Asian region. …