The exoplanet XO-3b will transit its star on next Feb 13, an event which can be observed from (large) amateur astronomers telescopes.To learn more about exoplanet detection, try our EU-HOU exercise.

You can monitor the planet transit live from the Bareket Observatory.

Zooniverse - a new platform for Citizen Based Science Projects has just been  opened and is available to general public

Visit Zooniverse and take part real research helping scientists to interpret galaxy images, overview large-scale simulations of galaxies collisions, discover a supernovae or keep Solar Weather watch. If you only like, Citizen Based Science projects will take you into the heart of the modern scientific research. 

For the first time in 353 years we have observed an eclipse of the moon on New Year's Eve, happily ending the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Since it was a partial eclipse, the moon was never becoming totally immersed. One of the EUHOU teachers' took this picture, a gift for a Happy New Year 2010 !!

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has lauched in 2009 the Galileo Teacher Training Program (GTTP), a Cornerstone project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009. Global-HOU is a major component of GTTP.

Global-HOU, among which EU-HOU is the leading consortium, is now officially included in the Astronomy for the Developing World Strategic Plan 2010-20 of IAU, under Section 3.4.2 Astronomy for Children and Schools. During the next decade the IAU will concentrate more resources on education activities for children and schools designed to advance sustainable global development.