Warm summer nights are a great time to get your kids interested in the universe around them. Astronomy is defined as the science which deals with celestial objects, space and the physical universe as ...

I think it’s probably a given for anyone reading this: You’re a lover of astronomy. For me, it’s a way of de-stressing from a long day or week. When I start thinking on cosmic timescales I’m reminded ...

Ever been stumped when your kids ask questions about what they see in the night sky? You wouldn’t be the first parent to point at a star and call it a planet. Even if you can’t tell Vega from Venus, ...

On Earth’s surface, it’s hard to get kids to stop gazing at their screens. A new magazine, Astronomy for Kids, prompts children to look at the stars instead. The special child-focused magazine, on ...

My interest in astronomy began in third grade, when my parents bought me a set of constellation flash cards. We couldn’t afford a telescope, but I was able to borrow a neighbor’s small refractor from ...

Seven-year-old Damon, his grandmother and their one-eyed rescue dog, Rifle, were at the Salem Dream Center parking lot Saturday night, primed for making friends and astrological viewing. Wearing a ...

The Harker Heights Stewart C. Meyer Public Library hosted the first part to its three-part Kids Astronomy Club on Saturday. The event, which started around 11 a.m., took place at the library, 400 ...

HARKER HEIGHTS — The Harker Heights Stewart C. Meyer Public Library hosted the first part to its three-part Kids Astronomy Club on Saturday. The event started around 11 a.m. and took place at the ...

Have you ever looked up on a clear night at the stars and noticed that some of them seemed to twinkle or dance? This twinkling is due to the Earth’s atmosphere. When light reaches Earth from a star, ...