Other motivations include creating engaging multi-sensory resources, for education and public engagement, and making astronomy more accessible to people who are blind or have low vision, promoting ...

The recent opening of the Sherwood Observatory in Nottinghamshire marks a significant milestone in public engagement with astronomy. With an impressive £6.8 million ...

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the science supporting it. So a small group of professors ...

Planetariums around the world are invited to participate in this year’s edition of the IAU’s annual outreach event.

Dr. Gregory Feiden, a University of North Georgia (UNG) professor of astronomy, and his research group have spent the past ...

Robert Grossfeld, manager of the Oregon Observatory in Sunriver, is director of the new Cascade Astronomy & Rocketry Academy, a nonprofit supporting science education in the Northwest, which is ...

The Versant Power Astronomy Center & Jordan Planetarium is an astronomy, education and outreach facility teaching people since 1954. Shawn Laatsch is the director of the astronomy center. “We serve, ...

The other ambassadors were planetarium directors, astrophotographers, teachers, and research assistants. One was a Chilean educator leading K-12 astronomy education in her school.

Right in the heart of Lorain County are some highly experienced amateur astronomers who might know as much about the night sky as any professional. The Black River Astronomical Society is one of th… ...

The Astronomy Community Gathering will kick off at 11 PM and continue until approximately 3:30 AM on September 8. This timing is particularly significant as the total lunar eclipse is expected to ...

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) announced today it has named the seven winners of its 2006 awards for excellence in astronomy research and education.

April 24, 2025, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute and the Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) will collaborate on astronomy research, space science education and public outreach. This ...