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Shaw Prize Foundation and IAU Collaborate to Invest in Early-Career Astronomy

12 October 2026

Press Release: The IAU is delighted to announce its latest partnership with the Shaw Prize Foundation.

IAU Members Awarded Prestigious Kavli Prize in Astrophysics 2026

10 June 2026

Press Release: Honoring groundbreaking scientific discovery - the recipients of The Kavli Prize in Astrophysics 2026

Ken’ichi Nomoto and Stanford Woosley Receive the Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2026

27 May 2026

Press Release: The 2026 Shaw Prize in Astronomy is awarded for ground-breaking studies on stellar explosions and the origin of elements.

Filippenko, Nomoto, and Woosley Receive $500,000 Gruber Cosmology Prize for their Studies of Superno

19 May 2026

Press Release: The 2026 Gruber Cosmology Prize honors Alexei V. Filippenko, Ken'ichi Nomoto, and Stanford Woosley for their decades-long studies of supernovae.

Call for Applications: 2026 IAU-Shaw PhD Prize

15 October 2026

Announcement: Eligible candidates are encouraged to apply online by 15 January 2027.

Vacancy: ISYA Deputy Director Position of the IAU and NASL Office of Young Astronomers

13 October 2026

Announcement: Applications and nominations may be submitted by 15 November 2026.

European Space Agency Signs Up to IAU CPS Mission

09 October 2026

Announcement: ESA becomes the first space agency to join the IAU CPS.

Call for New IAU Individual and Junior Members

01 October 2026

Announcement: The 2027 application cycle remains open until 15 December 2026.

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