The back-to-back eruptions caused radio blackouts across two hemispheres as the active sunspots turn to face Earth.

The planetarium on the fourth floor of Thornton Hall will begin renovations next year after receiving close to $2 million in ...

Sunspot AR3234 blasted an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

Astronomy professor Chris Impey's MOOC, or Massive Online Open Course, has already signed up more than 1,000 students and it recently got a shout-out from Sports Illustrated, which listed "free online ...

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the ...

Mentors can help students dig into classroom topics more deeply outside the classroom by sharing their time, enthusiasm, and ...

The observatory’s proximity to Kirkwood Avenue, a hotspot for IU students, helps attract people outside of the astronomy ...

This Children’s Day, the Indira Gandhi Planetarium in Lucknow has lined up an engaging and educational experience for young ...

After surviving the Kosovo War and witnessing her first solar eclipse as a child, UC Santa Cruz astronomy Ph.D. student ...

The Friends of the Shiras Planetarium has launched an “adopt-a-star” program to meet its fundraising goal of $1,041,000. As ...

Tenerife may be known for its beaches, but it’s the island’s stargazing that leaves the biggest impression, boasting some of ...