The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

An unexpected television signal traced to an airplane led to a new method for pinpointing unwanted radio signals, as growing ...

The National Science Foundation has sponsored a national program called Family ASTRO that offers activities and games to help families do astronomy together. The program is operated by the non ...

In this section you will find a selection of proven hands-on activities that teach basic astronomy to your students. In addition, we have links to activities around the web, organized by topic.

The first meteor shower of the New Year also has the potential to be one of the year's best – if the weather cooperates. But astronomers lament that the Quadrantid meteors tend to fall short of ...

How does a star’s activity influence exoplanet data obtained by scientists? This is what a recent study published in The ...

A selection of states in the northern U.S. could have an opportunity to see the northern lights on Friday, and it’s possible auroral activity could increase into the new year, according to ...

Reach for the Stars is offering a family-friendly stargazing event in Tucson that includes views of Saturn, Jupiter, the Orion nebula, star clusters and galaxies.

Summer Research Assistant, Los Alamos, wrote programs to reduce data from neutron scattering experiments, using the CDC 7600 and 6600 systems. Summer Research Assistant, Kitt Peak, included observing ...

our faculty and students are engaged in groundbreaking research that addresses some of the most pressing questions in modern physics and astronomy. UD is a Tier-1 research university and is ranked in ...