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Moon Village – Global Science Opera
By Álvaro Folhas The Global Science Opera “Moon Village”, inspired by the European Space Agency's vision of a village in the Moon. The opera "Moon Village" was created by schools, universities and art institutions in 27 countries. “Moon Village” is about human society on the Moon and begins in the year 2040. A community of scientists, artists, farmers, teachers and engineers live on the Moon Village, and so the first children in space begin to be born. Robi the Robot is their nanny, and while Robi takes care of the babies, Gravity plans to make life difficult for them. As...
Silk Road at Night Exhibition
By Jeff Dai Silk Road at Night Exhibition in Beijing Planetarium For over 2000 years, the Silk Road has been connecting the east and west world since the Han Dynasty (207 BCE – 220 CE). Today, the "New Silk Road” turn over a new leaf. With its thousands of miles, the Silk Road is not only the important channel of economy, but also culture exchanges between the Eastern and Western civilizations. The starry sky is the precious part of nature resources and important culture for human beings. All the people along the Silk Road share the same view of the...
Exomoons - Moons in Other Solar Systems
By Meirin Evans Our planet has only one moon, but there are all together over 100 moons around the other planets in our Solar System. The Universe should be teeming with moons which orbit around planets which themselves orbit around other stars. Planets in other stellar systems are called exoplanets (extra-solar planets) and so moons in other stellar systems are called exomoons. Exoplanets were only discovered in the last 25 years. Will the next 25 years see the discovery of exomoons? There has long been speculation that other moons in our own solar system might have hosted life, so the...
Office of Astronomy for Development
By Munira Hoosain In the past, astronomy's place in society was well understood. We relied on the moon and positions of stars to determine our calendars, we tracked the movements of planets and drew inspiration from the Milky Way. We raced to be first on the moon as a sign of progress and power. Astronomy has been part of our culture since we first looked up at the night sky. But lately, I've found that many astronomers make the mistake of believing that because the objects and concepts we study exist in a vacuum, our science does as well. I've...
Inspiring Stars – IAU Inclusive World Exhibition
By Maria Rosaria D'Antonio, Wanda Diaz Merced and Lina Canas “Inspiring Stars” is an itinerant international exhibition promoted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) to highlight world initiatives that address the concept of “inclusion” at outreach, didactic, and professional level, using astronomy. IAU logo inside the sphere promoting “Uniting the World to Explore the Universe”. Four smaller circles surround the sphere with the “standard icons” representing Cognitive, Blind, Deaf & Mobility impairments, action implied in each of them. Inspiring Stars written in the lower part of the sphere. “Inspiring Stars” is a collaborative Initiative in which resources related to astronomy...
