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Namibia

Nedbank and AMT mobile planetarium school excursions commence

    The UNAM/Africa Millimetre Telescope (AMT) programme began late last month with school excursions in Windhoek to provide hands-on astronomical education and inspire young minds in the field of astrophysics and STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The UNAM/AMT Mobile Planetarium is an inflatable, interactive facility designed to bring the wonders of the cosmos directly to learners in Namibia. Senior AMT team member Emmy Iiyambo told Nampa on Thursday […]

today15 February, 2024

Namibia

Africa Millimetre Telescope project wins outreach medal

The mobile planetarium team of the Africa Millimetre Telescope project has been honoured by the UK’s Royal Astronomical Society with the 2024 Annie Maunder Medal for Outreach. The planetarium is used to bring immersive and interactive astronomy engagement to a diverse spectrum of the Namibian public and help bridge the gap between scientists, the public, and top-level government. Zandré Duvenhage the Project Coordinator for the Mobile Planetarium. The first millimeter-wave […]

today16 January, 2024