Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun tracking the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe in the early 1500s. The analysis contributes to challenging the “lone ...

Carl Sagan wrote in the June 1974 issue of Astronomy: “Clearly the best time to be alive is when you start out wondering and end up knowing. There is only one generation in the whole history of ...

India won four gold and one silver medal at the 19th IOAA in Hanoi, with all five team members securing podium finishes.

"Today's science fiction is tomorrow's science fact." This quote, attributed to Isaac Asimov, captures science's intricate relationship with science fiction. And it is hardly a one-way relationship.

The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for Science and Creativity announced on the 6th that all five members of the Korean delegation won gold medals at the 19th Astronomy Olympiad, ...

Chile is home to SOME of the world’s best skies — and some of the world’s most advanced instruments to observe them. From the radio telescope array charting complex chemistry in Titan’s atmosphere to ...

In “Citizen Science in Astronomy (Part 7),” SETI Institute astronomers Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro highlight two rare and compelling discoveries and the crucial role of citizen scientists ...

Astronomy makes humanistic, educational, and technical contributions to our society. The most basic contribution of astronomy is that this science provides modern answers to questions about humanity ...

Professor Tingay said satellite technology and radio astronomy were both important but needed to exist in harmony. "We're standing on the edge of a golden era where the SKA will help answer the ...

The International Astronomical Union will be coordinating the International Year of Astronomy in 2009. This initiative is an opportunity for the citizens of Earth to gain a deeper insight into ...

JUNIOR YEAR WRITING: Students whose primary major is astronomy should take ASTRON 301: Writing in Astronomy (3 credits, Fall semester only) to satisfy the Junior Year Writing requirement. Students ...