Marking the International Year of Astronomy (IYA), Jeff Kanipe takes a look at the prospects of the 'big four' major new telescopes. They have a tough act to follow, as a trawl through 'Hubble's ...

Astronomy magazine Senior Editor Richard Talcott introduces the Astronomy 101 video series with a look at one of the weirdest objects in the universe: black holes.

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the science supporting it. So a small group of professors ...

In this video, learn the basics about gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), flows of high-energy photons associated with extremely energetic explosions that in milliseconds or minutes release as much energy as ...

Carl Sagan nailed it. “Even today, the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars,” he wrote in his … ...

Why Astronomy 101 is 'perfect' for teaching climate change Introduction to Astronomy is a college class usually filled with excitement and a lot of questions about outer space.

Astronomy 101 for Coloradans: Clubs, apps and telescope stores helping earthlings reach for the skies The universe of amateur astronomers is expanding rapidly while new space exploration ramps up ...

Planetary Society and California State University Dominguez Hills Team Up on Distance Learning Beginning Monday, February 7, a 13-week astronomy and planetary science course sponsored by The ...

Before astronomy students at Columbia University can learn about about the sun, moon, and stars, they’ll have to take a refresher on … the “genocide” at Gaza? That’s the message from an undergraduate ...