Guidelines for the selection of IYA2009 Official Products: this is intended to give products which satisfy the vision of IYA2009 greater international recognition, an opportunity to link with celebrations worldwide and to use the IYA2009 global network to reach out.

Make it Happen!: Your donation will help us keep our already successful projects going on and educate the general public about science and astronomy. Visit our Donation Page.

Opening Event: The IYA2009 Opening Event will be held in Paris, France on 15-16 January 2009.

NASA Selects IYA2009 Student Ambassadors: Forty-six undergraduate and graduate students have been selected to represent NASA in their local communities as recipients of the agency's International Year of Astronomy, or IYA, Student Ambassadors Program.

FETTU exhibits around the globe: In October 2008, NASA approved an Education and Public Outreach proposal for From Earth to the Universe, an IYA2009 Cornerstone Project.  Approximately US$300,000 has been awarded for use in 2009 and 2010. 

IAU Symposium 260: This conference will bring together most major actors that succeed in ensuring that Astronomy is present at all levels in Education, Society and Culture worldwide.

Eyes on the Skies: The International Astronomical Union's book and movie celebrating the 400th anniversary of the telescope.