This puzzle starts the same way our universe did, with the Big Bang. One hundred years ago, in November 1915, Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity. It created the basis for our ...

“Even today, the most jaded city dweller can be unexpectedly moved upon encountering a clear night sky studded with thousands of twinkling stars,” he wrote in his book “Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the ...

Humans gave the Milky Way its name many, many Moons ago, when people walked around speaking Latin. When they looked up, they saw the via lactea — the fuzzy band that spreads from horizon to horizon if ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...