AWB had their first STEM Outreach for the year 2022 when the team visited Premiere Academy, Lugbe Abuja for the maiden edition of their Technology Day on 29th January, 2022. The National Coordinator of AWB, Ms Olayinka Fagbemiro who was the Guest Speaker at the event commended the school for...

A team of Nigerians in Space Science, under the umbrella of Astronomers Without Borders Nigeria (AWBNigeria), a non-governmental organization responsible for popularizing Astronomy and spreading space science education, awareness and developments in Nigeria, were among those who discovered asteroids during the just concluded asteroid search campaign organized by International Astronomical...

We launched our 2nd Project at the Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Camp on the 13th March, 2021. Another Solar Powered Astronomy Learning Hub for teaching STEM to IDP kids. This project is very strategic for the AWB Nigeria in her quest to popularize Astronomy and using it as a tool...

I am also thrilled to announce the winners of our first ever AstroArt Competition, hosted through Ohio State Astronomy! We had 68 participants from 5 countries and 3 continents. The ages of our competitors ranged from 4 to 71 years old. We received everything from sculptures, drawings, jewelry, and paintings, to edible astronomy chocolates,...

Introduction On Monday, the 21st of December, Earthlings will observe ones in a 20 year event known as the conjunction which will be between the last two naked eye planets, Jupiter and Saturn, of which they will appear much closer as if they are merging. But in reality, the distance...

  In this year 2020, Earth has witnessed eclipses a number of times, including both lunar and solar, about six (6) of them. The forthcoming would be the sixth and the last for this year, a total solar eclipse. We witness solar eclipses or eclipse of the Sun not only...

Due to insurgency in several parts of Northern Nigeria, there are over 2 million displaced persons in the country spread across IDP camps and host communities. In Abuja, there are 28,000 IDP’s residing in different camps in the city. In 2019, OAD sponsored the IDP Children’s Astronomy Outreach Project in...

The winners of the AstroArt Contest for both Primary and Secondary categories have emerged. They are as follows: PRIMARY CATEGORY 1st Position, Primary Category- Cornelia Uzuezi Egbodor (+2348023160109) MOTIVATION: This painting is an imaginative art of the first Nigerian astronaut to go to the moon. It shows that we as...

Because of ethno-religious conflicts and terrorism, Nigeria has over 2 million internally displaced persons (IDP’s), 80% of which are women and children according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). 42% of the internally displaced persons live in camps and camp like settings, while 58% live in host communities. One...

Astronomers Without Borders (AWB) Nigeria presents the maiden Edition of the Astro Art Contest for Elementary and High School kids in Nigeria. The contest provides opportunities for kids aged 7-17 years in Nigeria to express their *Imaginations* of Outer Space in paintings! The call for entries is now open! The...