Mark Reed drew two circles with black marker on a whiteboard inside the Peter F. Hurst Planetarium, then moved a magnetic sun, Earth and Mars to help explain retrograde motion. But that wasn't the end ...

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 ...

Researchers have believed that Segue 1, a puny galaxy orbiting the Milky Way just 75,000 light-years away, was packed with dark matter, a substance in space that doesn't shine or interact with light.

Space is massive and overwhelming. Grasping even some of the basic concepts of astronomy can be daunting. But Fleetwood High School offers an astronomy elective in hopes of educating students in a ...

Amelia Scholte from Pam Leestma’s 2nd grade class sharing the ISS truss she made proving the triangle shape is the strongest. Photo courtesy of Pam Leestma Editor’s note: Fifty years ago on July 20, ...

A class for anyone with a knowledge in astronomy or who may have a desire to want to learn more about the subject will be offered by Northeast Community College in West Point. The class, Advanced ...

Jim Waltman of Flora hardly jumped on the astronomy bandwagon with the approach of the recent total solar eclipse. He became fascinated with the heavens back in 1984 after watching “Cosmos”, the ...