23 October 2017
SAVE the DATE! NAMES 6th Biennial Conference and General Assembly Meeting (GAM), NAMES 2018, will take place 24-26 October 2018, back at the Library of Alexandria, Egypt, where it will be hosted by Founding Member, the Planetarium Science Center (PSC), in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of NAMES 1st conference and GAM, NAMES 2008, which was also organized at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, home of NAMES Secretariat Office.
22 October 2017
Livestreaming session from the Association of Science-Technology Centers(ASTC), California, USA by Dr. Ismail Serageldin. The lecture is available in English only.
24 September 2017
19 September 2017
Stars are born and die just like human beings.
24 August 2017
NASA official website is rich with scientific content suitable for all age groups and different educational backgrounds.
01 August 2017
As usual, we strive to highlight the most important astronomical phenomena and sights in our sky; we define and draw attention to them. During August, a partial lunar eclipse and a total solar eclipse will occur. The former eclipse, unlike the latter, will be visible for onlookers in Egypt.
01 July 2017
The summer night sky has appeared with the well-known and easily identifiable Summer Triangle asterism shining above us and dancing with Jupiter and Saturn, as the moon emerges and adds a unique air of beauty to their splendor.
22 June 2017
Because Ramadan started on different days throughout the Arab world this year, Eid al-Fitr will also start on different days across several Arab countries. Since Arab and Islamic countries did not start fasting on the same day, the sighting of the new crescent of Shawwal will vary
15 June 2017
During the third and last month of Spring, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will glow in the sky and can be observed through out the month by the naked eye or through the telescope. During June, we will witness the longest daylight and the shortest night where the sky is clear with a lower rate of humidity before the beginning of Summer on the 21st of June
21 May 2017
During the second month of Spring, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will glow in the sky and will be observable through out the month by the naked eye or through the telescope. During May, the sky becomes clear making astronomical observation easy. We only need to find a dark place away from the light pollution to see those planets.