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 ...

Centaurus A (NGC 5128), located 12 million light-years away, is a prominent galaxy with a diameter of approximately 60,000 light-years. Discovered in 1826 by James Dunlop, it's nicknamed the ...

A neutron star is a superdense remnant of a massive sun. A star that holds at least 8 times the Sun’s mass will burn through its material much faster than the Sun will. This massive star will then die ...

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 Planetary ...

When you look at stars closely, you will see a variety of brilliance and color. Stars can be blue, white, yellow, orange and red. Star color is an indication of its temperature – blue being 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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Our solar system has been out there for 4.6 billion years, but it seems more people than ever are becoming seduced by its beauty and mystery. Predictable celestial events such as lunar eclipses, ...

This incredible image, taken by R Jay GaBany, reveals the many colorful layers of the galaxy known as The Pinwheel Galaxy (also known as Messier 101). This celestial feature is an extremely popular ...

Did the recent eclipse spark your interest in all things astronomy? Rockland Astronomy Club has the weekend event for you. The 2024 Northeast Astronomy Forum & Space Expo, touted as the largest such ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For folks in the Midlands, dark skies, astronomy and star gazing have always been big fascinations. In fact, there's a group of local amateur astronomers that have information to ...