Brooklyn, New York (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Future Astronomers, creator of the Future Astronomers astronomy educational platform, announced today that they are launching the second phase of free programs ...

Science teacher Milton Johnson received a $10,000 grant from “Jenny’s Heroes,” a foundation created by former talk show host Jenny Jones. The grant money will go toward purchasing telescopes and other ...

The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has awarded its 2006 Education Prize to Dr. Sidney Wolff,an astronomer and former director of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson, Arizona.

UA astronomer Don McCarthy has spent nearly all his career at the UA, and is now being rewarded for it. McCarthy has been at the UA since the 1970s, when he was a graduate student pursuing his ...

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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 ...

At its 217th semi-annual meeting last week in Seattle, Washington, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) named the recipients of its 2011 prizes for achievements in research, instrument development, ...

In 2019, the SETI Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the French-based telescope company Unistellar, located in Marseille, to establish and enhance joint research, outreach and ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA–The American Astronomical Society (AAS) has awarded the first AAS Education Prize to Frank Drake, professor emeritus of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa ...

The University of North Georgia (UNG) has received a two-year STARTALK grant of more than $327,000 from the National Security Agency (NSA) to provide instruction on the Chinese language and astronomy ...

Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah unveiled the 'Digital Mobile Planetarium' to enhance science education in rural areas. The initiative, aiming to bridge educational gaps, offers immersive ...

Although Galileo is well-known as the first to use the new invention of the telescope for astronomy, he was not the first astronomer. The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was born on Dec. 14, 1546, so we ...