For as long as humans have walked the Earth, the great endless sky and the countless stars that fill it have left us in a ...

At the beginning of the 19th century, a group of European astronomers came together to form an association without precedent in the history of astronomy. Informally known as the Celestial Police (in ...

Maria Mitchell, born in 1818, received an education in astronomy, mathematics, and navigation, fostered by her Quaker upbringing and her father's tutelage. Following a period as a teacher, she served ...

A Kenosha astronomer has uncovered a piece of astronomy history — a telescope once thought to be lost forever.

"This book is uniquely about the relationship between the optical telescope and astronomy as they developed together. It covers the time between the telescope's pivotal invention in the 1600's up to ...

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a ...

Few presidents have been as intelligent and eclectically versed as John Quincy Adams. One of his favorite endeavors was viewing celestial objects and events in space. While European countries ...

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) will host Astro Fest, a day of special activities to celebrate astronomy, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 4. The museum is offering space-themed ...