Our readers could probably recite a dozen reasons they put up with freezing air, fogged lenses, expensive accessories, and time-consuming mount collimation in order to experience hands-on astronomy.

Have you ever looked up on a clear night at the stars and noticed that some of them seemed to twinkle or dance? This twinkling is due to the Earth’s atmosphere. When light reaches Earth from a star, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Stargazing apps are brilliant for spotting constellations in the night sky, looking at the planets, ...

Unless you're a pro or amateur astronomer, chances are you don't get to see the night sky all that much. In fact, unless you've been to an observatory or a planetarium, you probably wouldn't know what ...

Now in its fourth year, the free Fly-Into Summer at the Aerospace Center for Excellence takes flight from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on the Sun ‘n Fun campus of aerospace and astronomy activities.

My family spent $500 going to Great Basin National Park's astronomy festival. We paid $60 for a campsite but the activities we participated in at the festival were free. The most expensive parts of ...

Editor's note: Dr. Janet Kavandi, NASA Glenn’s director, will not be attending the event due to a scheduling conflict. LOGAN, Ohio -- An astronomy park named for astronaut-hero John Glenn opens this ...

If you hate reading about science in textbooks and listening to lectures, today was the day to celebrate hands-on learning at the Impression 5 Science Center. Today is Physics and Astronomy Day and ...

There are a lot of fun reasons to visit Clark Planetarium during the holidays, including getting dirty on World Soil day and ...