Beyond the International Year of Astronomy
The International Year of Astronomy (IYA), in 2009, was a global effort to get the people of the world to better understand the universe, and their place within it. The NASA IYA effort was planned by NASA's single point of contact with the International Astronomical Union, Dr. Hashima Hasan, and coordinated by the Education Forums at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, University of California – Berkeley, and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.
Beyond the International Year of Astronomy's goal is to carry forward the best practices and resources developed for the IYA 2009.
Designed for informal audiences, and developed in collaboration with SMD-funded astrophysics E/PO teams, the Universe Discovery Guides highlight astrophysics education and public outreach resources from across more than 30 NASA astrophysics missions and programs. The 12 free guides, one per month, are designed to be short and modular, so that users can easily select content based upon their needs. Each of the guides addresses a common astrophysics topic and contains the following…