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

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 ...

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 ...

A near-total solar eclipse occurred on June 15, 763 BCE, over northern Assyria. The eclipse was recorded in Nineveh, the Assyrian capital, within the Eponym Canon, a chronicle inscribed on clay ...

An international team led by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), including scientists from the National Center of Competence in ...

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 ...

Oconee County resident Susan Vizurraga has written an historical fiction novel on a little-known female astronomer.

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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 ...