Updates and events
Watch completed astronomy programmes and follow school outreach, practical learning and upcoming activities. Completed records remain clearly separated from future plans.
Programme updates
Watch the completed Introduction to Astronomy Series 2 recording and follow Liberia's next national space-science programme.
Completed LAS learning event
Held online on 15 August 2026, this 75-minute session featured Rashidi Mkwinda of Mount Meru Astronomical Observatory, Tanzania, and explored where humanity fits within the vast universe.
Watch the full recording on YouTubeNational space-science programme
Liberia's coordinated World Space Week programme under the global theme “Rocket Revolution,” featuring astronomy and space-science activities during 4–10 October 2026.
Press coverage
Independent reporting and published features about LAS and its work to make astronomy more accessible in Liberia.
External press coverage highlighting the Liberian Astronomical Society and its work to expand access to astronomy in Liberia.
Read the original articlePublications & presentations
Recent peer-reviewed research, posters and conference presentations, with original affiliations stated accurately.
Daniel Ayorinde Obajemu
Presented under LAS affiliation, this poster documents transit photometry and light-curve modelling of HAT-P-36 b using the MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope.
View official presentation recordSadayah Isaac Davis
An LAS poster on practical astrophotography as a tool for astronomy education, school outreach and public engagement in Liberia.
View official presentation recordMiracle Chibuzor Marcel et al., including Daniel Ayorinde Obajemu
Daniel contributed as a coauthor to a citizen-science study analysing more than 250 exoplanet transit light curves from participants in developing countries.
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These dated updates describe activities that have already taken place and link directly to their supporting portfolio records.
LAS hosted a 75-minute online learning session with Rashidi Mkwinda of Mount Meru Astronomical Observatory, Tanzania, exploring humanity’s place in the universe as an official pre-World Space Week event.
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The LAS team visited Assembly of God Mission High School on Buchanan Street and Monrovia College & Industrial Training School, Inc. for interactive discussions on astronomy, space science and STEM education.
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An LAS classroom outreach introduced students at 72nd, Paynesville to astronomy and encouraged their interest in science education.
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LAS collaborated with Ghana Astronomical Science on an introductory astronomy session for students in Liberia and Ghana.
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A hands-on follow-up session focused on advanced image processing, stacking and observing techniques.
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LAS engaged students at multiple high schools in Buchanan City, introducing astronomy and encouraging curiosity about the universe.
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LAS visited Booker Washington Institute for an astronomy outreach session designed to inspire young Liberians to explore science.
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Training participants processed images of the Horsehead, Lagoon and Heart nebulae, the Whirlpool Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy using GIMP and Photoshop.
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