Tag Archives: Astronomy

The Hubble Telescope and its origins

There has been a desire to explore the stars and the distant reaches of the galaxy ever since we were able to see the other planets of our solar system. Ever since Galileo invented and proved the power of the telescope, the quest for knowledge has put a greater and greater demand on the improvement … Continue reading

The process of becoming an astronaut

Children are often asked, as part of an assembly or by their teachers, what they want to be when they grow up. For a lot of kids, this may be an attractive job based on perceived importance and heroism such as firefighter or police officer, or something cued in their minds from their everyday lives, … Continue reading

Making astronomy exciting for kids

In the wake of federal No Child Left Behind legislation, it is incumbent upon today’s educators to be well trained and meet certain educational standards. The increased reliance of testing as part of these changes to the educational landscape has placed a greater demand on schools to provide results by hitting minimum scores and percentages. … Continue reading

Sources of astronomy news

Usually, it takes an event of cataclysmic proportions for a bit of astronomy news to make national news. From time to time, the word that an asteroid or meteorite is passing close to the Earth makes a blip on our radar, as people undoubtedly think back to the disaster movies perpetuated by Hollywood where impending … Continue reading

What to look for in a telescope

Astronomy is a difficult field to get into without the right conditions. For the amateur astronomer, of course, you will want to make sure you have a good location above all from which to view any stars, moons, planets or constellations. If you live in, say, an urban area where visibility is often obscured by … Continue reading

Pursuing astronomy as an amateur

Astronomy has been a relevant field to scientists and people generally curious about what is out there beyond our tiny speck of the universe known as Earth. Civilizations like the Egyptians and the Chinese have been using crude instruments and creating basic stellar maps for millennia, and have been theorizing the relationship of planets and … Continue reading