THIS is the third of a series of text-books recently prepared by Prof. Young for use in schools and colleges of different grades. The two previous ones have already been noticed in NATURE (vol. xxxix ...

Slooh, a company that allows for space exploration via a network of online telescopes, has launched a homeschool astronomy program. The science lessons will include weekly webinars for students.

Dr. Wilhelmus (Will) van der Veen of Edison, director of the Science Education Institute at the New Jersey Astronomy Center, has received the 2008 Thomas J. Brennan Award from the Astronomical Society ...

In this video, Caltech’s Dr. George Djorgovski presents: Big Data Science in the 21st Century: Lessons and Experiences from Astronomy. He also discusses bridging the fields of astroinformatics and ...

Every other Monday at 9 a.m., Don Hladiuk joins a Zoom call with a group of 30 to 45 students. They are eager to learn about space and astronomy, which Hladiuk is more than willing to talk about.

CU students spent Tuesday at Frederick High School, teaching astronomy lessons and leading presentations in an inflatable planetarium. They covered astrobiology, black holes and how scientists find ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Earth scientist Don ...