12 November 2015
On the Fringe Lines of the 1001 Inventions international exhibition, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, and 1001 Inventions institution are organizing the International Year of Light 2015 festivity and the world of Ibn Al-Haytham on the 12th of November 2015 at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Plaza
29 October 2015
Science fiction movies were not about science at all, but mere fiction. However, during the past few years, things have changed and an eminent film director like Christopher Nolan consulted specialized scientists to apply correct scientific theories in his great movie Interstellar. The movie displayed the theory of relativity on the big screen. During this month’s Astronomy night, we will be introduced to the most important scientific ideas discussed in the movie; for example, dimensions, space time, black holes, worm tunnels, and gravity.
20 October 2015
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) will host the globally successful “1001 Inventions” exhibition and accompanying activities in Egypt during the period 20 October till 15 December 2015. This is in collaboration with the 1001 Inventions Organization and the Ministry of Scientific Research’s Academy of Scientific Research and Technology .
10 September 2015
We will tackle during this night the first light that was found during the formation of the Universe and how photons have become our gateway to access information about the development of the Universe and the formation of matter, constellations and clusters
05 September 2015
On Saturday 5 September 2015, at 6:00 pm, the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has Launched the Second Edition of EMME summer school. The Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) has welcomed about 20 eminent professional speakers in the field of informal science education and communication. It has also welcomed 17 participants from the Arabic speaking countries. The keynote speakers of the inauguration ceremony were at their ease and gave informal inspiring word
26 August 2015
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina Planetarium Science Center has contributed in the Bahrain Summer Festival 2015 during August. The center has contributed in the third week of the festival under the overarching theme “The African Week”, the center’s animators presented the famous Super Science Show, an interactive show that simplifies science to the public through a number of practical experiments displayed in a funny and simple way. There was a large audience because the show’s content and simplicity.
13 August 2015
In this month’s astronomy night, Miss Radwa Ossama, coordinator at the Egyptian Society for Astronomy (ESA) will be giving a lecture. After that, there will be a show at the Planetarium theater presented by Dr. Omar Fikry, Head of the Planetarium section about the Summer’s sky.
30 July 2015
Currently, many questions arise among the public and some scientists about the nature of the scientific missions of the uninhabited spacecraft “New Horizons” to Pluto: When they started? When they arrived? What is their scientific objective? All are legitimate questions, especially after the scientific and media fanfare raised for excluding Pluto and stripping it from its original name “a planet”.
29 June 2015
Forty science communication professionals from southern Europe, North Africa and the Middle East will come together for the second edition of the Euro-Mediterranean and Middle East Summer School of Science Communication (EMME) to drive development of new science communication endeavors in their respective countries and regions.
28 May 2015
The holy month of Ramadan is approaching, and the annual controversy about the observation of Ramadan crescent and the beginning of the lunar months has begun