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IAU Members Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prize in Astrophysics 2026

10 June 2026

Press Release: Honoring groundbreaking scientific discovery - the recipients of The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics 2026

Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley Receive the Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2026

27 May 2026

Press Release: The 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded for ground-breaking studies on stellar explosions and the origin of elements.

Filippenko, Nomoto, and Woosley Receive $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their Studies of Superno

19 May 2026

Press Release: The 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize honors Alexei V. Filippenko, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Stanford Woosley for their decades-long studies of supernovae.

The Kavli Foundation and IAU: Advancing Global Scientific Cooperation

17 December 2025

The IAU is pleased to announce The Kavli Foundation has agreed to fund $82,000 in continuation of their support of a Global Coordination Workshop in 2026 and the Young Astronomers Lunch at the IAU General Assembly in Rome from 10-19 August 2027.

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OAE Strengthens Global Network with New Centers in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates

12 August 2026

Announcement: OAE Strengthens Global Network with New Centers in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates

Call for Letters of Intent for 2028 IAU Symposia

06 July 2026

Announcement: Call for Letters of Intent for 2028 IAU Symposia

IAU Welcomes New Individual and Junior Members for 2026

01 July 2026

Announcement: Admission of its newly accepted Individual and Junior Members for 2026

IAU Joins Asteroids2029, a Global Effort to Support the UN International Year for Asteroid Awareness

30 June 2026

Announcement: The IAU is proud to be part of the global Asteroids2029 initiative.

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