A class of University of Texas astronomy students has discovered that nearby dwarf galaxy Segue-1 seems to host a ...

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” ...

Learn more about the Society of Physics Students with SPS Director and AIP Student Engagement Officer Alejandro de la Puente ...

The observatory’s proximity to Kirkwood Avenue, a hotspot for IU students, helps attract people outside of the astronomy ...

Sam Van Kooten and Dan Van Noord won’t need sunglasses this summer. But, that doesn’t mean they won’t be looking skyward. The two sophomore physics majors each received a $2,500 undergraduate ...

Last year, senior Dan Van Noord discovered a subdwarf B binary star, which is akin to winning the astronomy lottery. Out of more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy, it’s estimated that only one ...

Her solution? Incorporating artistic assignments into her scientific curriculum — a practice becoming more commonplace within science education, and one with which Wooten has firsthand experience. “In ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (CNN) — Michelle Kunimoto has a knack for ...

WASHINGTON — Forty-six undergraduate and graduate students have been selected to represent NASA in their local communities as recipients of the agency’s International Year of Astronomy, or IYA, ...

Retired UC Santa Cruz astronomy researcher Arnold Klemola has given $400,000 to support graduate student research by establishing the James Keeler Fund for Excellence in Astronomy and Astrophysics.