BRICS Astronomy

In accordance with the resolutions of the 5th BRICS Astronomy Working Group (BAWG) meeting held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on the 2nd of October, 2019, it was agreed to host the next BAWG meeting and scientific workshop in Russia. The event is organized by the Boris N. Yeltsin Ural Federal University with the support...

The BRICS Intelligent Telescope and Data Network (BITDN) is a partnership between the Inter-University Institute for Data Intensive Astronomy (IDIA) and the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) under the BRICS Astronomy programme. The project looks to impact positively on society through various initiatives including hackathons. The first BITDN regional hackathon will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, at SAAO on...