The IAU CPS is a bastion to protect our #DarkAndQuietSkies. Find more here about this collaboration between International Astronomical Union (IAU), SKA Observatory and NOIRLab: cps.iau.org #DarkSkies4All

Working on the impact of large satellite constellations on astronomy? We're inviting abstract submissions for a special session at the UK National Astronomy Meeting on July 16. Get in before the deadline! nam2024.hull.ac.uk/the-impact-of-…

It's great to see #DarkAndQuietSkies being featured at UN #COPUOS2024 with a side event panel discussion organised by the Permanent Missions of Chile 🇨🇱 and Spain 🇪🇸 tomorrow, 20 June, in Vienna. See the full programme here: loom.ly/vZujOgI #satellites

If you're attending #IAUGA2024 IAU GA 2024 🌍 in Cape Town, don't miss our session on 7-8 August on protecting #DarkAndQuietSkies 🌌! Hear about the latest developments on policy, technical mitigations and dialogue with commercial space operators. More: loom.ly/UBw_RUc

NEWS: The US National Science Foundation U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded a major grant to a satellite mitigation project led by the CPS, to develop publicly accessible software tools to precisely predict the positions, time of passage & brightness of satellites. 🛰️ More: loom.ly/vyJ5WI4

"We're actively working with satellite operators to try to find a solution" - CPS Community Engagement Hub Co-Lead Dr Dr. John Barentine FRAS. Read about efforts being made across continents to protect #DarkAndQuietSkies in this IFLScience piece by Dr. Alfredo Carpineti 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️. loom.ly/8RA8E3c

📖 Great explainer from EPFL on international efforts to protect dark and quiet skies: loom.ly/Y43eGIA “Our societies, not private companies, should decide whether to protect our dark and quiet sky as a resource shared by all humankind,” says Prof. Jean-Paul Kneib.

NEWS: For the first time, the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy has been discussed as an agenda item in a key United Nations subcommittee. Read more 👉 loom.ly/2tNk-a0 #UNCOPUOS UNOOSA AfricaAstronomy ESO SKA Observatory

🇨🇭Swiss broadcaster SRF reports on astronomers' concerns about the increasing number of satellites and their adverse effect on dark and quiet skies, including speaking to International Astronomical Union (IAU) President Prof. Willy Benz. 📺 Watch it here (in German) 👇 loom.ly/fq2jBtY

Our colleagues European Space Agency's new Zero Debris Technical Booklet has a chapter dedicated to protecting #DarkAndQuietSkies, produced with input from our CPS experts. 🌌 It's a "to do list" identifying technologies needed to minimise space debris. Take a look 👇 loom.ly/aRtFnEU

📣 The first IAU CPS newsletter is out! It features updates on the activities of our four hubs, useful resources, and a special interview on astrophotography in the age of satellite constellations. 🛰️ 🗞️ Read it here: loom.ly/3q59o_k ✍️ Sign up: loom.ly/X-Q2iGs

As the Rubin Observatory NSF-DOE Rubin Observatory gears up to begin surveying our cosmos using the largest digital camera ever built, nature speaks to IAU CPS members about the tools that are helping astronomers to manage the impact of satellite constellations. 🛰️ loom.ly/G1j1Ors

📻 The latest episode of SKA Switzerland's French-language Radio Cosmos podcast focuses on dark and quiet skies, including the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy and efforts to reduce space debris. 🎧 Listen to the conversation: loom.ly/NdBv2Y8

🗞️ Have you subscribed to our quarterly CPS newsletter? It brings together updates on activities from across our four hubs! ✍️ Sign up – and read the first issue – here: cps.iau.org/resources/news… NOIRLab SKA Observatory International Astronomical Union (IAU) @IAU_outreach

📣 The latest edition of the IAU CPS newsletter is out now! 🗞️ Read it here: loom.ly/VD2y9Wc ✍️ Sign up for the newsletter: loom.ly/8t2ErGQ International Astronomical Union (IAU) NOIRLab SKA Observatory IAU OAO