Do you ever wonder what space-time, that mystical fabric of the universe, really is? Have you heard of the more interesting effects of physics, stuff like time dilation and quantum tunneling, but just can’t wrap your mind around the ideas? Would...

Well, it’s official! Science has announced the winner of the fourth annual “ Dance your Ph.D. ” contest. The grand prize goes to Joel Miller, a biomedical engineer at the University of Western Australia in Perth, who performed “Microstructure...

Astronomy magazine features some well-known contributors, many on the science end and others who represent amateur astronomy. And when one of these people wins the Nobel Prize, for example, or receives some other award, we like to tout it here. What you’re...

Recently, I’ve learned about two opportunities for the public to contribute in naming key scientific instruments in the astronomy community. First up is a contest to help NASA give the twin Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) spacecraft...

Selecting a telescope, like buying a car, is subject to your tastes as a consumer. In other words, the choice is up to you. But the editors at Astronomy magazine have just made that decision a lot easier with “How to Buy Your First Telescope.”...

From noon CDT, Friday, October 14, through 8 a.m. CDT, Monday, October 17, all the great Astronomy.com features available only to registered users or Astronomy magazine subscribers will be offered to everyone — for free! Find out what you've...

I heard some good news the other day. The Royal Astronomical Society published a study in the October Astronomy & Geophysics showing that astronomy and solid-Earth geophysics have a better representation of women than other disciplines of physics...

Saturday, October 8, was the second and final day of the Discover the Universe (DtU) public event held at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) in Florida . Lots of people and organizations participated in making this a grand event. I want to give...

Friday, October 7, was the first day of the premier Discover the Universe (DtU) public star party event held at Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) in Florida . Sponsors of DtU included the Astronomy Foundation, Astronomy magazine, Explore Scientific...