India's tryst with modern astronomy
Sumedh Anathpindika surveys astronomy in India and finds a lively and developing community as well as great public interest....
Development in Astronomy and Space Science in Africa
The development of astronomy and space science in Africa has grown significantly over the past few years. These advancements make the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more achievable, and open up the possibility of new beneficial collabor...
A Bibliometric Analysis of the Scholarly Impact of Early Subaru Telescope-based Publicatio…
Bibliometric methods provide valuable tools for assessing scientific productivity and impact across disciplines, yet their application in astronomy journals remains relatively limited. This study conducts a bibliometric analysis of Japanese astronomy...
A collective insight into the cultural and academic journeys of Native Hawaiians while pur…
In the field of astronomy, Maunakea is known as a prestigious site for observing and science. In Native Hawaiian culture, Maunakea is revered as the connection between past, present, and future generations and their ancestral lands of Hawai'i. We hav...
Search for the proton decay p->K+antineutrino in the large liquid scintillator low energy…
The LENA (Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy) detector is proposed to be a large-volume liquid-scintillator device which will be highly suitable for the investigation of a variety of topics in astrophysics, geophysics and particle physics. In this paper...
Optical Astronomy in Post-Apartheid South Africa: 1994 to 2004
The progress of optical astronomy in post-apartheid South Africa is discussed. Particular emphasis is given to the socio-political climate which embraced the idea of a 10-m class telescope as a flagship project that would lead to widespread develop...
High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy: Opportunities For Particle Physics
In this article, based on the talk given at the Cracow Epiphany Conference on Astroparticle Physics, I discuss some of the opportunities provided by high-energy and ultra-high energy neutrino astronomy in probing particle physics beyond the standar...
Space Missions for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Korea: Past, Present, and Future
We review the history of space mission in Korea focusing on the field of astronomy and astrophysics. For each mission, scientific motivation and achievement are reviewed together with some technical details of the program including mission schedule....
The future of astronomy PhDs in France
This contribution presents a poll undertaken at the beginning of 2012, and addressed to every doctor in astronomy who obtained his/her degree in France. Its goal is to motivate the French astronomical community to think and discuss about what should...
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Making Science Personal: Inclusivity-Driven Design for General-Education Courses
General-education college astronomy courses offer instructors both a unique audience and a unique challenge. For many students, such a course may be their first time encountering a standalone astronomy class, and it is also likely one of the last sci...
The nox-minima dome: a tangible alternative to flat star maps for astronomy education
This article introduces nox-minima, a low-cost, three-dimensional paper dome that provides an alternative representation of the sky for astronomy education. Generated from precise astronomical data, the dome provides accurate local sky views for any...
Astronomy outreach in Namibia: H.E.S.S. and beyond
Astronomy plays a major role in the scientific landscape of Namibia. Because of its excellent sky conditions, Namibia is home to ground-based observatories like the High Energy Spectroscopic System (H.E.S.S.), in operation since 2002. Located near th...
Status of Astronomy in Namibia
Astronomy plays a major role in the scientific landscape of Namibia and Southern Africa. Considerable progress has been achieved scientifically as well as in terms of human capacity development in the field. In all wavelength regimes accessible with...
Networked Observatory for Virtual Astronomy (NOVA): Teaching astronomy with AI
The term artificial intelligence (AI) first appeared in the mid-20th century. It wasn't until well into the 21st century that AI began to flourish. Today, AI has found very diverse applications. One area that is just beginning to be explored is physi...
Ten (or more!) reasons to register your software with the Astrophysics Source Code Library
This presentation covered the benefits of registering astronomy research software with the Astrophysics Source Code Library (ASCL, ascl.net), a free online registry for software used in astronomy research. Indexed by ADS and Clarivate's Web of Scienc...