STAND Summer School 2025

STAND Summer School 2025

Dates: 6-11 July 2025Venue: Golden Coast Hotel & Bungalows, Marathon, GreeceDuration: 25h Join us in Greece for the StAnD Summer School 2025! The school is developed in the context of the project: Students as Planetary Defenders – StAnD. Its main objectives are to...
Coming soon: Meteor Camera Kit!

Coming soon: Meteor Camera Kit!

What’s in the box? We’re proud to announce the imminent arrival of the Meteor Camera Kit, coming your way soon!  The Meteor Camera Kit has been specially designed for StAnD This custom-built camera (produced by n-3.it) will be used by certain schools, working in...
Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) visible in the night sky

Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) visible in the night sky

Great news for aspiring astronomers and planetary defenders! The spectacular comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) is currently visible in our night sky. This extraordinary event provides an incredible opportunity to engage our students in the StAnD – Students As...
StAnD at the European Researchers Night

StAnD at the European Researchers Night

The StAnD project was presented during a big event organized in Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Greece, for the European Researchers Night 2024 at the end of September. Participants both young and old got the chance to discuss the importance of planetary defense and the study...
AST 2024 PT5 approaching

AST 2024 PT5 approaching

Asteroid 2024 PT5 will become a temporary satellite of  Earth for 2 months. Credit: NASA. 2024 PT5 is a near-Earth object roughly 11 metres (36 ft) in diameter discovered by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) at the Sutherland Observatory in...
1st StAnD Asteroid Search Campaign to Start

1st StAnD Asteroid Search Campaign to Start

We’re excited to announce the first slot for an Asteroid Search Campaign for the Erasmus+ project Students As PlaNetary Defenders (StAnD)! This campaign runs from 25 October to 19 November 2024, in collaboration with the International Astronomical Search...