It will provide students with a broad foundational background in astronomy in preparation for graduate studies in astronomy or astrophysics. The minor is interdisciplinary and offered jointly by the ...

Nature Astronomy is a new online-only journal, publishing monthly from January 2017. Nature Astronomy is a truly multidisciplinary journal for the field, representing — and fostering closer ...

Astronomy: Life in the Balance. As Earth Day approaches, Education Life asked: What makes this planet so remarkable? In response, NASA and the American Museum of Natural History looked to the ...

The Astronomy & Astrophysics group at the SETI Institute is at the forefront of exploring this intricate cosmic pathway, investigating how the composition of this material transforms as it journeys ...

Astronomy and astrophysics articles from across Nature Portfolio. Atom; RSS Feed; Definition. Astronomy and astrophysics are the study of objects and phenomena that are found beyond our solar system.

Astronomy and planetary science articles from across Nature Portfolio. Atom; RSS Feed; Definition. Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the ...

Astronomy has lost one of its most assiduous calculators of eclipses with the passing of astronomer Fred Espenak, known widely as "Mr. Eclipse." ...

The discovery of a metal-rich star packed with both light and heavy elements hints at exotic stellar explosions and the role of ancient dwarf galaxies in seeding the cosmos with uranium and thorium.

The astronomical records of imperial China are some of the most comprehensive archives in the history of science, spanning over two millennia, from 221 BC to 1911 AD, and providing detailed ...

"Astronomy for our ancestors was very integral to their lives. We needed it for finding food, for learning law [and] knowing how to direct yourselves at night time,” Ms Banks told The Point.

On June 28, 2011, Pluto’s moon Kerberos was discovered by a team using the Hubble Space Telescope, led by senior research scientist Mark Showalter.

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