AG News
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Zooming into the Universe
Annual meeting of the German Astronomical Society 2020 from September 13 to 17, 2021
The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is born
Launch of international Observatory signals new era for radio astronomy.
Statement on Satellite Constellations
The German Astronomical Society (AG), the German association of amateur astronomers (VdS) and the Society of German-Speaking Planetariums (GDP) comment on the rapid increase in the number of satellites in the night sky. Artificial satellites have significant impact on the perception of the natural starry sky and the exploration of our universe.
German Astronomical Society welcomes new president and board members
At the virtual annual meeting of the German Astronomical Society (AG) 2020, the general assembly elected its former vice president Prof. Dr. Michael Kramer as its new president and Prof. Dr. Stefanie Walch-Gassner as its new vice president. Prof. Dr. Jörn Wilms completes the new board as counsellor.
Nobel Prize for Black Hole Research
The Astronomical Society congratulates its member Reinhard Genzel together with Roger Penrose and Andrea Ghez on the Nobel Prize for Physics 2020.
