Under the same sky

We talked to Mirjana Pović, an astronomer who studies the lives of distant galaxies. She lives in Ethiopia, where she devotes a large part of her time to working with street children and young people at the margins of society and in war-affected areas—especially girls and women—encouraging them through astronomy to continue their education and expand their scientific knowledge. Listen to the exceptionally inspiring conversation or read the interview at www.temnastranlune.si!

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Cover image: Mirjana Pović, researcher at the Ethiopian Space Science and Technology Institute (ESSTI) and the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia (IAA-CSIC). Image credit: Alejandra Rueda (IAC)

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Notes |

• Mirjana Pović
• Book Navdihujoče zgodbe afriških žensk v astronomiji, in english
• SciGirls
• OAD (Office of Astronomy for Development)
• AfNWA - The African Network of Women in Astronomy 
• AfAS - African Astronomical Society
• Women in Astronomy, led by the International Astronomical Union
• Nature Research – Estée Lauder Inspiring Science Award 2019 
• Jocelyn Bell Burnell Medal and Prize, awarded by the European Astronomical Society

News |

• Artemis II 
• Equal Day 

Observations |

• (book) G. Cannat,⁠⁠⁠ “Glej jih, zvezde! Najlepši prizori na nebu v letu 2025”⁠⁠⁠
• ISS passes: ⁠on the website Vesolje.net⁠⁠⁠, on the website Heavens-Above⁠⁠⁠
• Space weather on Space Weather.com
• Aurora Borealis (Slovenian page): https://severnisij.si/
• Phone applications: Stellarium, SkySafari, SkyPortal, Aurora (for Aurora Borealis)
• Desktop planetarium: Stellarium

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Logo: (modified) Moon image, credit: NASA's⁠ Scientific Visualization Studio⁠

Audio intermezzo: ⁠NASA/Hubble/SYSTEM Sounds (Matt Russo, Andrew Santaguida)⁠

Music: Peli (⁠Opravičujemo se za vse nevšečnosti⁠)

Portal v vesolje podcast: Spotify, author: Jure Japelj

Podcast Temna stran Lune is part of the Zavoda Cosmolab activity network: https://www.cosmolab.si