Rochester Institute of Technology graduate student Valerie Rapson was invited to join the American Astronomical Society Astronomy Ambassador program. Rapson, a resident of Greece, N.Y., is a Ph.D.

Students from Brown’s Astronomy Club and an introductory astronomy class gathered at the observatory atop the Barus & Holly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sliver of space where scientists found Segue 1, a faint dwarf galaxy about 75,000 light-years away, in 2006. - Marla Geha / W.M.

On December 3, Drexel University’s Department of Physics and the Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships hosted an Astronomy Night for the entire Drexel community. This event continues a ...

The night sky has long sparked wonder and curiosity. Early civilizations studied the stars and tracked celestial events, predicted eclipses and used their observations to construct calendars, develop ...

Ithacans can now enjoy a drink alongside space science education thanks to the efforts of five graduate students in Cornell’s astronomy department. The students are spearheading an “Astronomy on Tap” ...

Eliza Frankel, a University of Wyoming physics and astronomy Ph.D. student, poses with her award-winning poster at a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Phoenix, Ariz. in early January.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Scholars widely agree that astronomy is a gateway science – that it inspires a core ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emma Marcucci, Smithsonian Institution (THE CONVERSATION) The night sky has long ...