09 January 2014
The Planetarium Science Center is organizing the Midyear Program for students of ages 4 – 16 years old, during the period 26 January to 6 February 2014
31 December 2013
Watch the Bibliotheca Alexandrina YouTube channel were you can find archived access to most of the conferences, lectures and presentations that take place in Bibliotheca Alexandrina, providing everyone with the chance to share knowledge and culture through this gateway to one of the leading institutes in the region. The channel also features videos from our various digital projects
10 December 2013
From 2009 to 2011 the Office for Outer Space Affairs held a series of three United Nations/Austria/ESA Symposium on Small Satellite Programme for Sustainable Development. One objective of these Symposiums was to prepare and review the work programme of the Basis Space Technology Initiative. The PSC participates in the second time on the United Nations Basic Space Technology Symposiums
10 December 2013
A Can-Sat is a soda can-sized satellite using Components-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) electronics. The concept of Can-sat was proposed by professor Robert Twiggs of Stanford University in 1999. Can-Sat fundamental concept is teaching space engineering to undergraduate students. The Can-Sat provides an affordable way to acquire the students with the basic knowledge to many challenges in building a satellite.
04 December 2013
The Planetarium Science Center has organized the Robotheca Alexandrina Olympiad in collaboration with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST) on 27-28 November2013. The Olympiad is a local robotics competition for students held in the Bibliotheca Alexandrina Conference Center sponsored by Research, Development and Innovation Program associated to the Ministry of Scientific Research.
27 November 2013
The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) in collaboration with Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST) will hold the first local robotics competition in November 2013, The Robotheca Alexandrina Olympiad (RAO). The competition comprises two categories: the Diver Robot and the Robofight.
14 November 2013
In 21 September 2012, the Russian Astronomers Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok, from the International Scientific Optical Network, discovered Comet ISON. The discovery was made using a 16-inch reflector, where the Comet was at a distance of 934 million km from the Sun, which is approximately 6 times the distance between the Earth and the Sun.
04 November 2013
The PSC proudly congratulate Intel BASEF 2013 winners, who were nominated to join ISC Arab competition and succeeded to win 3 awards there.
08 October 2013
The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) is organizing the First School Semester 2013/2014 workshops during the period 7/10/2013 to 26/12/2013. To view the workshops schedule, please click here.
13 July 2013
The Planetarium Science Center (PSC) wishes the Summer Program participants a blessed Ramadan. In this occasion, kindly find the updated activities hours during Ramadan: