Students can now reach for the stars, literally, through the new astronomy major at the University of North Carolina at ...

This piece is part of the DrexelNow series showcasing "A Day in the Class" for some of Drexel University's most interesting and impactful courses. Students in “PHYS 131 — Survey of the Universe” are ...

At the end of the semester, students walk into a ‘science-Oscars’ of sorts at the Fiske Planetarium at CU. They look forward to viewing films and possibly even accepting awards for science videos that ...

Massive open online classes, or MOOCs, are shrinking the world of education and in the process bringing cutting-edge astronomy to tens of thousands of people. I’m teaching MOOCs through Coursera and ...

The vastness of the universe is in the palms of teenagers’ hands — all the more significantly for Lucie Courtois. Courtois, 18, is visually impaired. She and two friends with normal vision huddled ...

The Vatican's Observatory has announced that for the first time it will be hosting a workshop analyzing the relationship of faith and astronomy for parish educators, which is slated to take place next ...