Smithsonian STARS— Scientists Taking Astronomy to Rural Schools— aims to bridge gaps in access to hands-on STEM learning opportunities for children in rural and tribal nation schools by providing a ...

Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their students didn't understand climate change and the... Why Astronomy 101 is 'perfect' for teaching climate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every other Monday at 9 a.m., Don Hladiuk joins a Zoom call with a group of 30 to 45 students. They are eager to learn about space ...

DECATUR - Once upon a time, people spent their evenings outdoors, looking up at the stars. After staring at them long enough, those people began to see shapes in the stars' formations and named them.

A star projector shows stars in the night sky against an orange backdrop in the De Anza College’s Fujitsu Planetarium in Cupertino on Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a recent evening, ...

Pranvera (Pran) Hyseni stood behind a golden telescope as a line of wide-eyed students stretched across the playground, craning to catch a glimpse of explosions on the surface of the sun. Between ...