News & Blogs

Communicating astronomy in Beijing

13 Sep 2012

Beijing Olympic park played host to the 28th triennial general assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) this August. I was delighted to get a chance to attend and talk about the education and outreach resources of LCOGT.

An Interview with Ben Haldeman

04 Sep 2012

This week’s interview is with Ben Haldeman.

The New York Times covers recent Las Cumbres Observatory supernovae findings

29 Aug 2012

Todays’ print edition of the New York Times reported on a paper from the journal Science authored by Las Cumbres Observatory scientists Benjamin Dilday and Andy Howell, among others. The paper, widely reported in astronomy and physics media, was picked up by the Times because it demonstrates for the first time alternate means by which a supernova can form.

National Science week in South Africa

14 Aug 2012

A national Science week was celebrated nationwide here in South Africa from July 30-August 5, 2012. The event, an initiative of the South African Department of Science and Technology (DST) for highlighting the importance of science for development, is intended to expose school students and teachers to science-based careers.

A summer of outreach

09 Aug 2012

This summer has been a very busy outreach season for us in UK. Stuart and I, with assistance from many others, have exhibited at 3 different festivals and spoken to around 1000 people. We've fine tuned setting up our stand to be a well oiled machine! The theme has an over-arching theme of multi-wavelength views of the Universe.

Call for proposals 2012B

02 Aug 2012

Call for Proposals to use LCOGT 2-meter telescope facilities in the 2012B semester (1 October 2012 - 31 March, 2013).

An Interview with Rachel Ross

30 Jul 2012

An Interview with Jason Eastman

16 Jul 2012

2012 Las Cumbres Amateur Outreach Award of the ASP

10 Jul 2012

Every year, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) presents eight awards to the astronomy community including amateur astronomy and outreach, teaching astronomy at various levels, significant contributions to astronomy research, and to outstanding Ph.D thesis.

An Interview with Michelle Becker

02 Jul 2012