It is easy to be bitten by the astronomy bug, and a common question I get asked is, "How can I get more into stargazing?".

But astronomy can also be confusing sometimes because many basic things are easy to get mixed up. So in this article, aimed at the most absolute of absolute beginners, I’m going back to the ...

To get your family in an astronomy mood, you can start by encouraging a dinner-table discussion of how many astronomy names everyone can come up with from popular culture (household products ...

Once you start spending more, telescopes become more specialized. And if you’re at that stage of your astronomy journey, you likely already know which specific features you’d like to spend ...

Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer When it came time to name the 59th Jansky Lecturer, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory ...

My high school physics teacher helped me start an astronomy club. In these places and spaces, I was typically one of few women. Over time I became (and still am) critically reflective of my interests ...

This introduction to basic practical tools, methods and phenomena in quantitative astronomy covers topics across a wide range of areas, from radio to gamma-ray wavelengths. Clear presentations of the ...