Examples from astronomy can make vivid any general discussion ... [GRADE 7 AND UP] Observe one of the best-known variable stars and learn how astronomers make use of such stars The Jewels of ...

What is your connection to the sky? Join us for activities that explore how people around the world combine science and ...

Dive into a celestial masterpiece with the Hubble Space Telescope's latest snapshot of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showcasing ...

In 1925, grad student Cecilia Payne first proposed that stars were mostly made of hydrogen and helium and shaped our ...

All these questions and more will be answered at Hands-on Astronomy, a free science event for astronomers young and old on ...

This photo features the bright, pentagonal constellation Auriga the Charioteer, which is visible in the northeastern sky at nightfall in early January. It's one of 88 constellations in the ...

Among the brighter constellations of Auriga, Gemini, Canis Minor and Major as well as Taurus are two brilliant planets. First ...