Romanian students won five medals at the International Junior Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiadtranslated

Romanian students won two gold, two silver and one bronze medals at the International Junior Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad, held from November 1-8, in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

The results were announced by the Ministry of Education and Research, which sent a message of appreciation for the students' performance.

The gold medals were won by Șerban Mihai Brindescu, a student of Secondary School No. 16 "Take Ionescu" from Timișoara, and Ioan-Claudiu Pitic, from Secondary School No. 39 from Bucharest.

Silver medals were awarded to Carla Teodora Dobre, from the "Mircea cel Bătrân" National College in Constanța, and Filip-Sebastian Nacu, a student of the "Petru Rareș" National College in Piatra-Neamț.

The bronze medal went to Tudor Constantinescu, from the International Theoretical Informatics High School in Bucharest.

Four competition tests Competitors from 25 countries participated in the fifth edition of the competition. The Olympiad included four tests, designed to test both the participants' theoretical knowledge and their ability to make astronomical observations.

In addition to the theoretical test, students have…