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  • The ethos of the International Astronomical Union’s Office of Astronomy for Development is to direct astronomy towards addressing urgent societal needs. It does this by funding and managing hundreds of projects across the world.

    • Joyful E. Mdhluli
    • Charles Takalana
    • Dominic Vertue
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Astronomy
    P: 1-4

  • A device architecture based on indium arsenide–aluminium heterostructures with a gate-defined superconducting nanowire allows single-shot interferometric measurement of fermion parity and demonstrates an assignment error probability of 1%.

    • Morteza Aghaee
    • Alejandro Alcaraz Ramirez
    • Justin Zilke
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 638, P: 651-655

  • An analysis of 24,202 critical cases of COVID-19 identifies potentially druggable targets in inflammatory signalling (JAK1), monocyte–macrophage activation and endothelial permeability (PDE4A), immunometabolism (SLC2A5 and AK5), and host factors required for viral entry and replication (TMPRSS2 and RAB2A).

    • Erola Pairo-Castineira
    • Konrad Rawlik
    • J. Kenneth Baillie
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 617, P: 764-768

  • In August 2024, the International Astronomical Union General Assembly was held for the first time on the African continent, as a fully hybrid and open-access conference. This opportunity to approach such a traditional and historical event from a new perspective encouraged a spirit of innovation enabled by emerging technologies.

    • Vanessa A. Moss
    • Ramasamy Venugopal
    • Lara van Zyl
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Astronomy
    Volume: 9, P: 6-10

  • The XXXII IAU General Assembly, held for the first time on the African continent from 6–15 August 2024, marked a historic milestone in the global astronomy community. Driven by a bold vision, the event highlighted Africa's growing scientific capacity, and embodied the African spirit of Ubuntu, emphasizing accessibility, impact, and sustainability.

    • Kevin Govender
    • Charles M. Takalana
    • Mthuthuzeli Zamxaka
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Astronomy
    Volume: 9, P: 2-5

  • The development of astronomy and space science in Africa has grown significantly over the past few years. These advancements make the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals more achievable, and open up the possibility of new beneficial collaborations.

    • Mirjana Pović
    • Michael Backes
    • Abdissa Yilma
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Astronomy
    Volume: 2, P: 507-510

  • Since 2013, the International Astronomical Union’s Office of Astronomy for Development has been funding and nurturing astronomy-for-development projects across the globe. In Africa, these projects aim to use astronomy to stimulate educational, technological and socioeconomic development.

    • Vanessa McBride
    • Ramasamy Venugopal
    • Kevin Govender
    Comments & Opinion
    Nature Astronomy
    Volume: 2, P: 511-514