YORK COUNTY, Pa. — Anyone in central Pennsylvania who wishes to learn more about the night sky is invited to a public starwatch this weekend. The York County Astronomical Society (YCAS) invites the ...

The York County Astronomical Society will hold a public starwatch, 8-10 p.m. Saturday at their observatory at John Rudy County Park, 400 Mundis Race Road.

Ohio State Marion is partnering with Bucci’s Italian Scratch Kitchen to launch a new series called Lectures on Tap starting this month. The series, which begins Tuesday, will take place the second ...

Every Friday evening, Northwestern’s Dearborn Observatory holds free “Friday Nights at the Dearborn Observatory” where the public can come and look through the Dearborn telescope. The event lasts two ...

The XXVIIIth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) ends today in Beijing, China. One of the largest astronomy meetings ever held, it saw a pot pourri of frontline astronomy ...

"The gamma-ray burst traveled through intergalactic space at the speed of light for eleven billion years, during which time the Sun and the planets were born." — Timothy Ferris, in the film version of ...

The Universe is full of radiation of all types but most of this does not reach us here on Earth because our atmosphere blocks out many wavelengths of radiation, but lets others through. Fortunately ...

"The Sun is just one among a hundred billion stars in the Milky Way Galaxy, each with its own cosmic tale to tell." — Timothy Ferris, in the film Seeing in the Dark The stars seem to change little if ...

Stellar astronomy and planetary systems form a cornerstone of astrophysical research, uniting our understanding of the life cycles of stars with the intricate architecture of the systems that form ...

NOTE TO EDITORS: Members of the news media and public are invited to attend the first talk in the 2001-2002 Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series at Foothill College. The first talk will be ...

Astronomy magazine currently has two open positions for space enthusiasts with the right combination of skills and experience. If you or someone you know would be a good fit for one of the roles, we ...