Ten Minutes of Perspective – The longest lasting annular solar eclipse of this millennium

The annular solar eclipse (also known as a ring-formed eclipse) occurs when only a ring of the sun can still be seen around the edge of the moon. This happens when the moon’s orbit is farther away from the Earth than average, making it appear too small to cover the sun completely.

Announcement: First General Assembly

Maldives Science Society is to hold its first General Assembly on 25 January 2010. The Governing board would be elected at this assembly. The positions elected are the positions listed in the regulations of the Society.
Hence, all those who would like to stand for posts of the Governing Board and has applied for membership are [...]

Website Launched For Astronomers to Report Observations Of Unexplained Aerospace Phenomena

A website has been launched that will give amateur and professional astronomers a formal mechanism for reporting any unexplained phenomena they observe when studying the night sky. Within the framework of International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009), the Unidentified Aerospace Phenomena (UAP) Observations Reporting Scheme aims to provide a global focus for sightings by astronomers [...]

Maldives Science Society now open for membership.

Those who wish to become members can fill in the online application form located on “Become a member” page.

Maldives Science Society is a registered non-profit/non-government organization with a mission to foster enlightenment and enthusiasm through organized activities for science and its cognate disciplines, and set up an intellectual ambiance that would lay the foundations for scientific creativity, research and discovery in the Maldives.