Happy International Year of Astronomy! Capitalizing on the fact that 2009 marks the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s earliest telescopic forays into the night sky, the International Astronomical Union ...

The article recounts the author's personal journey into astronomy, highlighting several influential beginner astronomy guidebooks from various eras, including "Stars: A Guide to the Constellations," ...

Cornell University students were offered the chance to explore the cosmos through “the idea of racial blackness.” The $60,000-per-year Ivy League university offered a course in spring 2021 called ...

The Launchpad Astronomy Workshop is one of those once-in-a-lifetime experiences that many of us would kill to have — you get to spend a week in Wyoming, learning all of the basics of astronomy, ...

Whether you seek to study the night sky for academic purposes or hope to pass on a love of astronomy to a new generation, a deep-space telescope is a wonderful way to view constellations, hunt for ...

Whether you are preparing for a career in the sciences or just want to know more about the universe and our place in it, a minor in astronomy offers valuable perspective and training in key scientific ...

A new survey has revealed many Brits are clueless about the solar system with four in ten unable to identify the biggest ...