March 1, 2015

Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) is pleased to announce series of programs during this month to celebrate ‘International Day of Cosmonautics and Aviation 2015’ in Nepal. This year, we will be screening a docudrama SPACE RACE, produced by BBC in 2005, in order to give a clear perspective of the development on space sector during the year […]

February 26, 2015

Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) in association with Sano Sansar Youth Hostel organize an interaction program to welcome International Year of Light and Light Based Technologies (IYL2015) at at Hattiban Resort, Pharping, Kathmandu, Nepal. During the program, Er. Rishi Shah, Academician at Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Advisor/Patron at NASO share his experience […]

February 26, 2015

Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) organized a talk program ‘Laborotary Astrophysics: Experiments and Simulations’ on Friday, 13th February, 2015 at Conference Hall, Thames International College, Old Baneshwor, Kathmandu. During the talk, invited speaker Dr. Uddhab Chaulagain presented his research work on the Laboratory Astrophysics during his Ph.D. in France. Dr. Chaulagain is a research assistance at […]

February 26, 2015

A total of 33 participants (both science & non-science background) participated enthusiastically in the event. Rotaractors from Rotaract Club of Patan Durbar Square, Rotaract Club of Kathmandu Medical College, Rotaract Club of Lalitpur, Rotaract Club of Yala and Rotaract Club of Pashupati were also the part of the event.  Mr. Suresh Bhattarai (Chairman and CEO […]

December 15, 2014

Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) invites you to participate in #NameExoWorld Contest and Cosmic Light, two major International Astronomical Union (IAU) projects to celebrate International Year of Light 2015 (IYL2015). What is NameExoWolds? It is a global contest where everyone can participate to propose the name of the ExoWorlds. To propose the name, you need to […]

December 14, 2014

If you are looking for some good time with shooting stars, tonight may be memorable night for you! So, get ready for an exciting stellar circus in the night sky tonight!  Geminids are associated not with a comet but with an asteroid – the 3200 Phaethon. The asteroid takes about 1.4 years to orbit around […]

December 13, 2014

If you are waiting to know who bagged this year’s National Astronomy Olympiad Logo Competition, the time for your wait is over! Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO) announces winners of Second National Astronomy Olympiad 2015- Logo Competition held during September 25- November 7, 2014. The winning logos for National Astronomy Olympiad 2015 (NAO2015) are: First Winner […]