Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was the famous and gifted Danish astronomer of the sixteenth century who contributed to the beginning of modern astronomy. He made key observations of Mars and many stars, ...

Last fall, Kaur spent her first week as a UC Santa Cruz Ph.D. student in astronomy on the top of Mount Hamilton ... In the early 1900s, observations by Lick staff proved the Milky Way is not unique; ...

The Institut für Sonnenphysik (KIS) located in Freiburg, Germany, has installed a high-precision measuring instrument for the world's largest solar telescope, the U.S. National Science Foundation ...

This image features the remains of a supernova that was seen in 1572 and famously studied by Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. It lies about 13,000 light-years away in the constellation Cassiopeia. This ...

There’s also a tribute to the Chabot’s deceased astronomer Conrad Jung ... as is facilitated by projects like the Chabot Center’s newly renovated observation deck? TRACY CORADO Observing the sky is a ...

This meteor shower, one of the oldest known, promises to delight astronomy enthusiasts and curious alike. But how can you make the most of this celestial event? Between ideal conditions, practical ...

Slowing human-caused climate change requires decisive action, but the slow upward creep of global temperatures contributes to apathy among people who don't experience regular climate-driven ...