Two amateur astronomy projects were awarded the 2022 Page Medal on Saturday 16 April at the National Australian Convention of Amateur Astronomers held online. The six friends who make up The Backyard ...

In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last Milky Way core-collapse supernova seen by humans was about 1,000 years ago.

The SETI Institute has a rich and deep history of delivering quality educator professional development. The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) program has capitalized on access to NASA astronomy ...

The Vera Rubin Observatory is poised to usher in a new era for astronomical research, armed with the world’s largest digital camera and state-of-the-art technology. This groundbreaking facility is set ...

You might think only billion-dollar telescopes and professional observatories can contribute to cutting-edge space science.

The total solar eclipse coming April 8 is drawing everyone’s attention to the sky with renewed interest in astronomy. Count me among them. A recent visit to the Cincinnati Observatory in Mount Lookout ...

The John J. McCarthy Observatory - run by volunteers on the grounds of New Milford High School - has been watching the night sky for 25 years.

Last week AES Andes—a subsidiary of the AES Corporation, an American energy company—announced it had scrapped its plans for a ...

Ferris State University physics and astronomy professor Dinesh Shetty and student Francisco Vasquez have reached a milestone in astronomical research, with four newly developed binary-star orbital ...