From 4 - 10 October: 'Space Week' in Vietnam

From October 4-10, World Space Week (World Space Week 2010 - WSW2010) will take place in Vietnam along with Astronomy Festival - Universe. HCMC Amateur Astronomy Club will be the national coordinator in Vietnam.

From 4-10 October, World Space Week will take place in Vietnam with the theme "The mysteries of the universe" . At the same time, Astronomy - Universe Festival Day will also be held on October 10.

Amateur HCMC Astronomical Club will be the national coordinator in Vietnam for these two programs.

Poster for World Astronomy Week 2010

World Universe Week is held annually from October 4 to October 10. This is an international activity on science and technology, and their contributions to human progress. The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 to host the annual World Astronomy Week from 4 to 10 October.

This period was chosen to celebrate the two events: October 4, 1957 - Successfully launched Earth's first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening a path to space exploration. October 10, 1967 - The signing ceremony of the Treaty on the principles of managing the activities of nations in the peaceful discovery and use of space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies ( This treaty is better known as Outer Space Treaty - the Space Treaty.

WSW is widely organized for everyone. Government organizations, industry, non-profit organizations, teachers or even individuals can organize events to learn about space.

Expected this year in Vietnam, WSW 2010 will be held in many localities with many activities such as discussion, demonstration of astronomical tools, instructions on how to view astronomy .

The expected topic in WSW2010 will be: UFO - Mysteries without answers; The machine has the ability to "penetrate" space-time: From Theory to practice; discover the secrets of Black Holes; The search for planets that exist in the universe; Solar System - mysteries that have no answer; Galaxies - cosmic islands; The mysteries of the origin of the universe we live in .