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Technology

Powerful ‘star rain’ will be visible in Armenia's sky

A powerful Gemenid meteor shower will be visible this night in the Armenian sky, the Byurakans Observatory reports.

13.12.2024, 15:54

Society

Partial solar eclipse can be observed from Armenia October 25

A partial solar eclipse will be possible to observe from Armenia on October 25.

25.10.2022, 10:20

Business

First snail breeding farm established in Armenia

Vahe, a director by profession, has founded a snail breeding farm in Byurakan for the snails imported from Europe. It is the first in Armenia; special conditions were created for the snails, Acba bank said in a press release.

28.09.2022, 18:52

Technology

Stepan Gishyan charity repairs classroom and donates digitized telescope to Byurakan observatory (video)

The sixth scientific camp in Byurakan is just one of the joint programs implemented by Stepan Gishyan charity foundation and the Byurkan Observatory, the ACBA-CREDIT AGRICOLE BANK said in a news release.

12.07.2019, 17:46

Tourism

Byurakan village becomes a popular tourist attraction of Armenia

The Armenian village of Byurakan, hosting the famous Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory, has become one of the most popular tourist attractions of the country, Areg Mikayelyan, the director of the observatory, said at a press conference on Wednesday.

26.12.2018, 16:43

Society

Dendrological park to be created on Byurakan observatory territory

Armenia’s nature protection minister Artsvik Minasyan and the director of the Byurakan Observatory Areg Mikaelyan signed an agreement today on the establishment of a dendrological park in the territory of the observatory.

20.11.2017, 19:11

Society

New specially protected area to be created in Armenia

A new specially protected area will be created in Armenia, the nature protection ministry reported today, saying that the idea comes from the National Academy of Sciences, which several years had asked then prime minister to consider creation of a dendrological park on the territory of the Byurakan Observatory.

11.09.2017, 19:08

Technology

Armenian village on the same list with Paris, Beijing and Rio de Janeiro

The Armenian village of Byurakan, which is home to the Astrophysical Observatory is in the same list of big cities along with Paris, Beijing, Prague, Rio de Janeiro and others by the number of hosted major international astronomical conferences, according to the director of the regional astronomical center Areg Mikaelyan.

13.06.2016, 16:32

Society

Armenia’s government to inject AMD 185 Mln into modernizing Byurakan observatory

Armenian government will plow 185 million drams into modernization of Byurakan observatory in 2013 versus 65 million of the last year, Director of Observatory Hayk Harutyunyan told reporters on Tuesday.

26.03.2013, 20:22