Geauga Park District Astronomy Naturalist “Astro-Nat” Chris Mentrek invites anyone interested in astronomy to sign up and log on for his free virtual programs this spring. This season’s virtual ...

The B.S. in astronomy & astrophysics at UW offers students an adventurous course of study in astronomical objects—from stars to black holes to solar systems—and their properties and functions. The ...

Smithsonian STARS— Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools— aims to bridge gaps in access to hands-on STEM learning opportunities for children in rural and tribal nation schools by providing a ...

NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Science Center at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, has selected the YAAYS (Yerkes Astrophysics Academy for Young ...

Research and teaching funding for the discipline comes primarily from the Astronomical Sciences Division (AST) in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Directorate, with additional support from ...

For decades, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has supported cutting-edge astronomy research that has transformed our understanding of the universe. To ensure that NSF’s astronomy programs ...

Following the pilot program, participating schools will have the option to subscribe to a full educational package that includes live-streamed astronomy content, real-time galactic event tracking, ...

Two Alfred University undergraduates accompanied their astronomy professors to the Astronomical Society of New York conference, held at Cornell University. Their work is part of a larger effort by ...

CLIFTON PARK, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It’s an out-of-this-world opportunity for middle schoolers in Clifton Park and Halfmoon — literally. The Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library has been chosen to host a ...

There are advantages and disadvantages to moving NSF’s astronomy and astrophysics responsibilities to NASA. Since each agency’s role in astronomy and astrophysics must be viewed in the context of its ...