Sharing a baseline: project report
Report, 2025

We report on the Sharing a baseline project, which coordinated interactions between school classes in different countries with radio astronomical observatories, reflecting the links between global telescope networks. The project aimed to increase science capital for 14-15-year old learners through connected classes with each other, and leveraging the global aspects of radio astronomy. The project involved classes, facilities, scientists, and activities in five European countries in 2024, with a project extension in 2025 to include South Africa.

education

radio astronomy

virtual exchange

Author

Robert Cumming

Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Onsala Space Observatory

Mischa Brendel

Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (ASTRON)

Silvia Casu

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

Cristina Garcia Miro

Yebes Observatory

Ioanna Kazakou

Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)

Simphiwe Madlanga

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

Joni Tammi

Aalto University

Stefania Varano

Istituto nazionale di astrofisica (INAF)

Marion West

South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO)

Sharing a baseline: hands-on international radio astronomy pilot for kids

SKA Organisation, 2023-12-18 -- 2025-06-30.

International Astronomical Union (IAU) (Sharingabaseline:hands-oni), 2023-12-18 -- 2024-11-24.

Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE), 2023-12-18 -- 2024-11-24.

Subject Categories (SSIF 2025)

Other Educational Sciences

Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology

Roots

Basic sciences

Infrastructure

Onsala Space Observatory

Learning and teaching

Pedagogical work

More information

Created

9/22/2025