Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand ...

The Springfield Museums, in collaboration with the Springfield STARS Club, is bringing back its popular monthly stargazing ...

Introductory courses in physics and astronomy are designed to give students a broad background in the fundamentals of the discipline, an introduction to the logic and philosophy of science, and ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As the full Moon sets, the Sun is about to rise on the opposite horizon.

Sirius—as that wonderful aid to physical astronomy, the spectroscope, reveals—is shooting through space at the rate of a thousand million miles a year. The star known at 61 Cygni has a ...

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Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly, after Chris Schur In an astroimaging system using off-axis guiding, a small pick-off prism or mirror diverts light from a star outside the imaging scope’s field of ...

The best telescopes for beginners are a great place to start your astronomy journey — they're easy to set up and full of great features. The best telescopes for beginners are a great place to ...

Oct. 1, 2024 — Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet orbiting Barnard's star, the closest single star to our Sun. On this newly discovered exoplanet, which has at least half the mass of Venus ...

Astronomers spotted a potential Earth-size rocky world orbiting a white dwarf, suggesting a future in which our planet outlives its star. By Jonathan O’Callaghan Two astronauts — one ...

Our universe is shrouded in mystery, with about 70 percent of it consisting of dark energy. The exact nature of dark energy remains a puzzle that, once solved, could unlock profound insights into ...

For almost a century, the University of Delaware’s Physics and Astronomy program has provided a world class undergraduate physics education that meets the goals of STEM education. Our graduates join a ...