A Space Telescope Science Institute astronomer will hold three free presentations Oct. 1-3 for students, the general public, and educators.

"Today's science fiction is tomorrow's science fact." This quote, attributed to Isaac Asimov, captures science's intricate relationship with science fiction. And it is hardly a one-way relationship.

Astronomy is Wooten’s passion. Her love for the stars and the great beyond stemmed from a deep sense of wonder she first experienced at the age of 13. “I was walking home from a friend’s house and ...

Carl Sagan wrote in the June 1974 issue of Astronomy: “Clearly the best time to be alive is when you start out wondering and end up knowing. There is only one generation in the whole history of ...

In “Citizen Science in Astronomy (Part 7),” SETI Institute astronomers Dr. Franck Marchis and Dr. Lauren Sgro highlight two rare and compelling discoveries and the crucial role of citizen scientists ...

April 24, 2025, Mountain View, CA – The SETI Institute and the Maldives Space Research Organisation (MSRO) will collaborate on astronomy research, space science education and public outreach. This ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — “Astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience,” according to author and astronomer Carl Sagan.

Historians working with an artificial intelligence assistant have begun tracking the spread of astronomical thinking across Europe in the early 1500s. The analysis contributes to challenging the “lone ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Astronomers typically deal with the very, very large — big telescopes, giant galaxies, and massive exploding stars. But ...

Access to archival material is becoming increasingly important for all space science disciplines because data are often analyzed more than once and because scientists combine existing data sets across ...

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