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🌍🔭 We're excited to join AstroFest 2026 in Pune, India! 🇮🇳
We'll be showcasing and handing out copies of the BRICS Astronomy Magazine, sharing stories and discoveries from astronomy and space science.
🚀 One magazine at a time!
#AstroFest2026 #BRICSAstronomy #SpaceScience
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Day 5 The BAWG business meeting
The BAWG Business Meeting brought together BRICS member representatives to reflect on progress, discuss key strategic priorities and strengthen collaboration in astronomy.
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Today, the Science Communication Training Workshop took place at the 12th annual BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting in Pune, India, bringing together astronomers and science engagement practitioners to strengthen their communication skills.
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NCRA & @skaindia_epo are at Astrofest 2026!
Along with the BRICS Astronomy Working Group delegates, we have also been talking to visitors of all ages, including young students discovering the field for the first time!📡
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GMRT welcomed delegates of the BRICS Astronomy Working Group meeting for a visit to the observatory, offering an opportunity to share India's contributions to radio astronomy & give the delegates a closer look at one of the country's major research facilities.
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The BRICS Astronomy 2-Day Hackathon is underway!
Participants have been divided into eight groups, working on two research challenges that apply data science methods to real scientific questions.
Challenge 1: Classification of Variable Star Light Curves
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🌍🔭 We're excited to be part of AstroFest 2026 in Pune, India! 🇮🇳
Exploring Astronomy, Inspiring Collaboration, at Pimpri Chinchwad Science Park & Planetarium, 29 Oct to 1 Nov.
#AstroFest2026 #BRICSAstronomy
🚀 Our posters show how BRICS countries are linking telescopes and data to explore the universe. Bringing astronomy closer to communities, one magazine at a time!
#SpaceScience #Astronomy
✂️ Inside: a build-your-own MeerKAT radio telescope receptor cutout. Hands-on astronomy for curious minds of all ages!
📚 We're showcasing and handing out copies of the BRICS Astronomy Magazine, sharing stories and discoveries from astronomy and space science.
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Science session 11 provided a platform for Working Group members to discuss the Flagship Project, Innovation Call, the BRICS Astronomy Technology Alliance (BATA), and other potential avenues for collaboration within the BRICS astronomy community.
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Pune hosts the BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting on “Multi-messenger and Multi-wavelength Transients”, bringing the astronomy community together to exchange scientific insights and advance collaboration across BRICS.
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Day 3 is live! 🌍✨
At the #BAWG meeting in Pune, India, today brings supernovae, asteroids and variable stars, a flagship project session, country updates from nine countries and a public lecture by Dr Sally Macfarlane 🔭🇮🇳
Watch 👉 youtube.com/live/MQM0BuIiGto
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The science sessions continue on Day 2 of the 12th BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) Meeting, with researchers sharing insights into astronomical discoveries, emerging technologies and collaborative approaches to advancing scientific research.
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Making radio astronomy hands-on! 📡✨
At the #BAWG meeting in Pune, India, Jalak Mehta of NCRA-TIFR shared teacher-training workshops, affordable hands-on activities and resources that explain how radio telescopes work 🇮🇳
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How can astronomy contribute to education, skills development, community participation and sustainable development? This question was at the heart of the Societal Benefits Parallel Session at the 12th BRICS Astronomy Working Group Meeting, held at IUCAA in Pune, India.
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🔴 Don't miss it! The Societal Benefits session has its own livestream!
At the BRICS Astronomy Working Group meeting in Pune, India, speakers share how astronomy powers education, outreach and citizen science. 🇮🇳🌍
Tune in 👉 youtube.com/live/Ti46LhkgXWI
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☄️ Margarita Safonova: what can we teach using comets?
🇪🇹 Tsiyon Hone: citizen science pathways into astronomy research in Ethiopia
💬 Tejpreet Kaur: building ecosystems for astronomy communication
🇿🇦 Koketso Vincent Mophahlane: the Hammanskraal Astronomy Outreach Programme