Years in the making, the University of California San Diego has announced a new graduate program in astronomy and welcomed its first full cohort of students last fall. The program provides students ...

“Big Astronomy” (http://bigastronomy.org) or “Astronomia a Gran Escala” is a bilingual planetarium show that extends beyond the dome using web-based and hands ...

The SETI Institute has a rich and deep history of delivering quality educator professional development. The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) program has capitalized on access to NASA astronomy ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLLEGE PARK, Md., Nov. 13, 2023 – Smith College Physics Department has earned a Bronze Award from the Physics and Astronomy SEA Change Committee (P/A SEA Change) for their work to create a more ...

Knowledge of astronomy and astrophysics is crucial to understanding some of the most fundamental questions of our universe. We cannot know the origins of anything—from galaxies to black holes to life ...

Night sky: Photo courtesy of Jonathan Piques Background image: Dark Sky Observation Field (Photos courtesy of Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation 2025 ...

PORT ANGELES — For John Goar, Olympic National Park is at its best when it’s at its darkest. While most of the attention on national parks is focused on their flora, fauna and landscapes, Goar would ...