With this issue, Astronomy celebrates its 50th anniversary. I bought the first issue of the magazine from a newsstand in Columbus, Ohio. While the stories eventually drew my interest, I was more ...

Astronomy, the oldest of natural sciences, has changed often throughout history depending on general knowledge, geographical region and culture. The earliest practitioners of astronomy were early ...

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If you have a passion for stargazing, telescopes, the hubble and the universe and this thing we call “astronomy”, you are far from alone.   Of course, we know that astronomy is a highly ...

Dutch astronomer Willem de Sitter, born May 6, 1872, studied mathematics and physics at the University of Groningen, developing an interest in astronomy there and furthering it with work at Cape ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...

The Star Manual of Master Shi is an ancient Chinese star catalog now claimed by astronomers at the Chinese National Astronomical Observatories (NAO) to be the oldest surviving star catalog globally.

pt. I. Astronomy in art -- Monet and Turner, masters of sea and sky -- Vincent van Gogh and starry skies over France -- Edvard Munch : mysterious skies in Norway -- Yosemite moonrises and moonbows -- ...

A recent study published as a preprint on arXiv proposes that the “Star Manual of Master Shi,” an ancient Chinese astronomical catalog, dates back to approximately 355 B.C. This finding, if confirmed, ...

Join a unique expedition to the remote wilderness region of northern Sweden, to unearth the science of astronomy, while staying at the world's largest hotel made of ice. Visit an array of telescopes, ...