In 1967 Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a discovery that revolutionized the field of astronomy. She detected the radio signals emitted by certain dying stars called pulsars. This encore episode: Jocelyn's ...

The American Helicopter Museum is inviting families to look beyond the horizon and into the stars with its upcoming “Family ...

Nestled in the rolling green hills of the English countryside is an important site in global astronomical history. But now, with its future uncertain, this historic site is at risk. Near the small ...

The Maya civilization possessed the remarkable ability to forecast solar eclipses with stunning accuracy for over 700 years, using nothing more than careful observation and mathematical genius. A ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany took part in the eclipse on Monday. They offered spectators a chance to view the phenomenon in their gardens and learn about the role astronomy ...

Foreword; Preface; Contents; Chapter-1; The Origins of Astronomy; Human Experience of the Sky; Figures in the Sky: The Constellations; The Ancients' Astronomy; Chapter-2; The Babylonians; The ...

Introduction to Astronomy is a college class usually filled with excitement and a lot of questions about outer space. Questions like: What are black holes? Are there planets out there that are ...

Ten years ago, scientists heard the universe rumble for the first time. That first discovery of gravitational waves proved a key prediction from Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity and ...