This piece is part of the DrexelNow series showcasing "A Day in the Class" for some of Drexel University's most interesting and impactful courses. Students in “PHYS 131 — Survey of the Universe” are ...

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For three decades, UC Berkeley professor Alex Filippenko has taught his popular Introduction to General Astronomy class to up to 730 students in Wheeler Hall. While lecturing, he spins donuts on a ...

Massive open online classes, or MOOCs, are shrinking the world of education and in the process bringing cutting-edge astronomy to tens of thousands of people. I’m teaching MOOCs through Coursera and ...

Description and explanations of astronomical phenomena and measurements related to the Solar System and exoplanets. Structure and evolution of planetary systems. Formation of solar systems and planets ...

The Dakota Science Center is offering “Community Astronomy 101,” on Tuesdays from Oct. 26 through Dec. 28, at the Amundson Classroom at the East Grand Forks Heritage Village. Participants in the class ...

The vastness of the universe is in the palms of teenagers’ hands — all the more significantly for Lucie Courtois. Courtois, 18, is visually impaired. She and two friends with normal vision huddled ...

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) welcomes The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) as a new member institution of AURA, a consortium of US institutions and ...