IAU OAO

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The IAU Office for Astronomy Outreach (OAO): A global hub for #astronomy outreach. The OAO is a joint project between @IAU_org and @prcnaoj_en.

NAOJ, Tokyo, Japan iau.org/public/oao/ Joined January 2013

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IAU OAO @IAU_Outreach Oct 3, 2024

How are you celebrating #100HoursOfAstronomy? Tag us in your posts and share your photos with us!

We want to see how you engage your communities with astronomy!

@IPS_Planetarium

IAU OAO @IAU_Outreach Sep 6, 2025

Are you excited for the lunar eclipse? Get ready with these resources from Kainaat Studios: eclipseinoursharedsky.com

www.eclipseinoursharedsky.com Home | Eclipse In Our Shared Sky

IAU OAO @IAU_Outreach Jul 29, 2025

🚨SPACESCOOP ALERT!🚨

Astronomers have found a new way for stars to explode as supernovae!🎇

Have we ignited your interest? 👇 #spacescoop

spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2512…

📷: ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et al.

IAU OAO @IAU_Outreach Jul 11, 2025

🚨SPACESCOOP ALERT!🚨

Meet J0107a, an 11.2 billion-year-old monster galaxy located in the constellation Cetus.

What makes this monster super interesting?

Find out more:
spacescoop.org/en/scoops/2511…

📷: NASA; ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Huang et al.

IAU OAO @IAU_Outreach Jul 10, 2025

🚨SPACESCOOP ALERT!🚨

Gli astronomi hanno scoperto che minuscoli buchi neri di massa stellare possono scatenare potenti getti che scolpiscono le loro intere galassie 🌠

Siete curiosi di scoprire come?
spacescoop.org/it/scoops/2510…

💬Martina Tremenda
📷: Danielle Futselaar