The SETI Institute has a rich and deep history of delivering quality educator professional development. The Astronomy Activation Ambassadors (AAA) program has capitalized on access to NASA astronomy ...

Night sky: Photo courtesy of Jonathan Piques Background image: Dark Sky Observation Field (Photos courtesy of Virginia Department of Conservation & Recreation 2025 ...

Last year, senior Dan Van Noord discovered a subdwarf B binary star, which is akin to winning the astronomy lottery. Out of more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy, it’s estimated that only one ...

The next ORION program will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, at the City Room, (Room A-111), McNally-Coffey Building, Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge campus. The title of the program ...

WEST GLACIER, Mont. — Glacier National Park for its first time ever is holding astronomy week. From September 3 to the September 6 events will be hosted throughout the park from a solar viewing, night ...

ODESSA, Texas — Odessa High School's (OHS) astronomy program for juniors and seniors just received a $6,500 grant from the Toshiba America Foundation. They were one of 23 that received the grant in ...

PORT ANGELES — For John Goar, Olympic National Park is at its best when it’s at its darkest. While most of the attention on national parks is focused on their flora, fauna and landscapes, Goar would ...

Research and teaching funding for the discipline comes primarily from the Astronomical Sciences Division (AST) in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) Directorate, with additional support from ...

International Dark Sky Week is an annual awareness campaign held during the week of the new moon in April and calls attention to light pollution and the importance of preserving natural night skies.