Astronomy Communication: the REAL knowledge hub

May 2014 saw the launch of a new online environment devoted to astronomy education and outreach, called REAL, Educational Resources for Laboratorial Astronomy, hosted on edu.inaf.it. (http://www. http://edu.inaf.it/). It was created, within the project "Astronomy and Society, Between Tradition and Technological Innovation", funded by the Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR). REAL was implemented by the Institute of Educational Technology of the National Research Council of Italy in collaboration with the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), the Astronomical Observatory "G. Vajana" in Palermo and the Astrophysical Observatory in Turin. The system was designed to satisfy both the need to reach a wider public and people interested astronomy, and the need to establish a communication channel between scientific facilities and schools of every grade.