"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." These days, high-tech cameras and sensors enable modern astronomers to do everything from hunting for ...

Planetarium show attendees select their seats before a show. The Royden G. Derrick Planetarium on BYU's campus provides weekly shows to students and the public, according to the website. (Ty Mullen) ...

Astronomy is more than just looking in awe at the night sky dotted with stars and planets. It's also influenced people's desire for knowledge that has translated to many advances in applied science ...

Veteran skywatchers say looking at the night sky is fun, educational and even awe-inspiring. The celestial views won't be anywhere near as crisp and detailed as those captured by the Hubble Space ...

Public Night at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center, home of the Bedow Memorial Observatory, will be held Saturday at 8 p.m. Tim Spuck, director of Education and Public Engagement at ...

Develop an understanding of the following theoretical foundations of astronomy with special emphasis on: Stellar Evolution Planetary Astronomy Orbital Mechanics Special and General Relativity Develop ...

A machine learning method called “deep learning,” which has been widely used in face recognition and other image- and speech-recognition applications, has shown promise in helping astronomers analyze ...

Astronomy education as a research area systematically investigates how individuals and groups learn astronomy across formal and informal settings, including schools, universities, planetariums, and ...

Experiential learning is central to the Astronomy experience. Through internships, research, and study abroad programs, you’ll apply classroom knowledge to real-world problems, gaining skills and ...

On today’s episode of “The Interview” with The Next Platform we talk about the use of petascale supercomputers for training deep learning algorithms. More specifically, how this happening in Astronomy ...