A "crowdsourced" project in which home computer users were enlisted to help analyze radio signals from space is ending after more than two decades.

NASA’s Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off 40 years ago with an unusual crew. In addition to six astronauts, the mission took ...

NASA’s 1986 Challenger mission was intended to inspire students to consider a future in space. The crew’s family is ...

Helping young people tap into their excitement about the night sky helps them build confidence and opens career pathways they ...

A star projector shows stars in the night sky against an orange backdrop in the De Anza College’s Fujitsu Planetarium in Cupertino on Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a recent evening, ...

PORTABLE LEARNING The Lyon County Conservation Foundation recently acquired its own Starlab, a portable learning dome. This dome will be used for various programs, beginning next year with astronomy ...

Every other Monday at 9 a.m., Don Hladiuk joins a Zoom call with a group of 30 to 45 students. They are eager to learn about space and astronomy, which Hladiuk is more than willing to talk about.

Duane Hamacher received funding from the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne. He is also President of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture, ...

The Geminid meteor shower peaks today with a waning Moon in the sky. Widely regarded as the best meteor shower of the year, the Geminids will produce more than 100 meteors per hour during its peak.

Pranvera (Pran) Hyseni stood behind a golden telescope as a line of wide-eyed students stretched across the playground, craning to catch a glimpse of explosions on the surface of the sun. Between ...