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 ...

Buying a telescope is a big step, especially if you’re not sure what all those terms — f/ratio, magnification, go-to — mean. So, to eliminate confusion and make sure you understand what you’re buying, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Grout Museum District and the Black Hawk Astronomy Club are hosting a series of Astronomy 101 classes on the first Tuesday of each month October 2008 through April 2009. November's class, ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Could there be life on Mars? That’s the question some Butler University professors and students are asking after a recent NASA announcement. Officials said water still flows on ...