During this mysterious moment, the moon quietly 'changed its face' in the night sky, presenting a captivating 'red moon' spectacle. This celestial event not only amazed people but also made this ...

Who wouldn't be curious about what's out there beyond Earth's atmosphere? With interesting phenomena like dramatic star deaths and mysterious black hole formations, the cosmos is undeniably an endless ...

Smithsonian STARS— Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools— aims to bridge gaps in access to hands-on STEM learning opportunities for children in rural and tribal nation schools by providing a ...

Join Slooh Astronomer Paul Cox and Slooh Educator Russell Glenn for an astronomy lesson livestream featuring Slooh’s online telescopes, on Thursday, March 19th, 2020 at 4:30 PM EDT ¦ 20:30UTC. Slooh’s ...

An astronomy lesson on binary stars could begin with a series of complex diagrams and data, or with a clip from the movie Star Wars where Luke Skywalker looks up at the sky of his home planet, ...

Rochester Institute of Technology graduate student Valerie Rapson was invited to join the American Astronomical Society Astronomy Ambassador program. Rapson, a resident of Greece, N.Y., is a Ph.D.

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the... Why Astronomy 101 is 'perfect' for teaching climate ...

Since ancient times, astronomers have observed solar eclipses, with the earliest known documented example occurring around 1223 BCE. Although we no longer believe that a celestial shadow passing over ...

First graders at Glenwood Landing School took to the stage dressed in decorative “out-of-this-world costumes” for the first interdisciplinary Astronomy Celebration. The event, hosted on Thursday, ...

Jack Horkheimer, a playwright turned amateur astronomer who inspired millions of people to look a little closer at the nighttime sky with his pioneering planetarium shows and long-running public ...