Ever since the International Astronomical Union recognized Haumea and Makemake as dwarf planets in 2008, University of Maine ...

The International Astronomical Union voted Thursday encouraging space organizations across the globe to collaborate on a timekeeping standard for the moon, where one day lasts 29.5 Earth days.

The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical Union to solicit nearly 3,000 submissions. The Roman goddess of doorways and transitions won out. By Remy Tumin ...

Some observatories that used to be dark and remote are now adjacent to bright urban centers. And sending all telescopes into ...

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is an international scientific union with both individual members and national members. The National Academy of Sciences serves as the U.S. national member.

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has launched a new center to fight the threat of satellite megaconstellations, which it now describes as worse than urban light pollution.

The International Astronomical Union has been slammed as “boring” after it attacked a firm which profits by selling the right to name Martian craters. Uwingu is a website set up to create the ...

This week, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) published a catalog of 227 official star names. The list was published in order to standardize names and to cut down on confusion when ...

More than 3,500 astronomers and space scientists from 75 countries are expected to attend the XXIX (29th) International Astronomical Union (IAU) General Assembly meeting, being held from Aug. 3 to ...

The International Astronomical Union will hold its triennial general assembly in Hawaii next month, attracting astronomers from around the globe to discuss science and international collaboration ...

The International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) will be a global celebration of astronomy and its contributions to society and culture, stimulating worldwide interest not only in astronomy, but ...

This morning the International Astronomical Union announced the names of the two moons, and it has chosen Kerberos and Styx, the second and third most popular in the vote.