Explore the differences between Astrophysics and Astronomy to help you decide which field is a better fit for your interests ...

Earth-like planets have a thin crust, a large mantle (which contains a lot of molten magma), and a core. Inside these ...

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, might have formed after a collision with a lost moon, according to new research.

Astronomy does not belong off Earth. It belongs wherever the universe can be observed — and that necessarily includes the surface of the planet humans live on. Kelsey Johnson: Past President of the ...

Astronomy studies celestial objects and phenomena beyond Earth. Astronomy degrees offer specializations like cosmology, planetary science, and stellar astrophysics. Astronomers use telescopes, math, ...

The Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD), a partnership of the National Research Foundation (NRF) with the International Astronomical Union (IAU) under the Department of Science, Technology and ...

Astronomy is Wooten’s passion. Her love for the stars and the great beyond stemmed from a deep sense of wonder she first experienced at the age of 13. “I was walking home from a friend’s house and ...

April 24, 2025, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute and the Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) will collaborate on astronomy research, space science education and public outreach. This ...

In “Citizen Science in Astronomy (Part 7),” SETI Institute astronomers Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro highlight two rare and compelling discoveries and the crucial role of citizen scientists ...

Her solution? Incorporating artistic assignments into her scientific curriculum — a practice becoming more commonplace within science education, and one with which Wooten has firsthand experience. “In ...