The Arab Astronomical Society (ArAS) الجمعية الفلكية العربية is a
non-profit learned society that aims to advance
astronomy and related sciences in the
Arab world. Additionally, it seeks to support astronomical scholarship, technological development, education, and the spread of astronomical knowledge. It operates the Arab Astronomical Society School of
Astrophysics
Astrophysics is a science that employs the methods and principles of physics and chemistry in the study of astronomical objects and phenomena. As one of the founders of the discipline said, Astrophysics "seeks to ascertain the nature of the h ...
(ArAS SfA).
The ArAS was founded in
Marrakech
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Morocco on November 30, 2016, legally recognized in Morocco in May 2017, and incorporated as a non-profit organization in the
US in 2018.
Presently, the Society is working on establishing personal and material scientific infrastructure in the Arab world by training advanced undergraduate and graduate students in astrophysics and stimulating the building of new telescopes.
References
https://ar-as.org/
External links
International Astronomical Union , IAUInternational Astronomical Union , IAUInternational Astronomical Union , IAU
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Society of the Arab world
Arab organizations
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