From a bar in the clouds to finding more water from the Moon, outer space is constantly surprising us. A vast universe Think ...

How the pioneering scientist, and namesake of an enormous new telescope, forced astronomers to rethink the universe.

Gannon storm, May 2024’s strongest geomagnetic event in 20 years, revealed surprising effects on satellites, Earth systems, and Mars, reshaping space weather insights. The post Gannon Storm ...

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 ...

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 ...

STARS will provide computerized telescopes, hands-on training and K-12 astronomy lesson plans tailored to state and national standards. “Showing students the wonder of the night sky early is a ...

In the next decade, as radio and optical astronomy continued their fruitful alliance, about 100 additional galaxies and supernovas were recognized as powerful radio transmitters. Intimate Secrets.

Astronomy professors across the country are integrating climate change lessons into one of their most wide-reaching and popular courses: Introduction to Astronomy.

If we must needs have three books, the “General Astronomy” contains too little, and the “Lessons”—a book of some 350 pages—contains too much. Lessons in Astronomy.