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 ...

Description and explanations of astronomical phenomena and measurements related to the Solar System and exoplanets. Structure and evolution of planetary systems. Formation of solar systems and planets ...

Astronomy professor Chris Impey's MOOC, or Massive Online Open Course, has already signed up more than 1,000 students and it recently got a shout-out from Sports Illustrated, which listed "free online ...

That assessment, shared by astronomy educators Ray Garner III and Gary Kader, encompasses “everything,” too, from entertainment and education. And with a total solar eclipse forthcoming on April 8, ...

QUINCY — After making a minor adjustment to a telescope focused on Saturn, Quincy High School junior Conall Wolfmeyer offers some advice to a classmate. “Look through the eyepiece. You might need to ...

What were the atoms in your body doing eight billion years ago? At least some of them were inside a star that later exploded, says Foothill College Astronomy and Physics Instructor Andrew Fraknoi, who ...