Mark Reed drew two circles with black marker on a whiteboard inside the Peter F. Hurst Planetarium, then moved a magnetic sun, Earth and Mars to help explain retrograde motion. But that wasn't the end ...
This piece is part of the DrexelNow series showcasing "A Day in the Class" for some of Drexel University's most interesting and impactful courses. Students in “PHYS 131 — Survey of the Universe” are ...
(Nanowerk News) Universe in a Box is designed to help teachers explain the difficult and sometimes abstract concepts of astronomy. It comes with three modules: Earth-Moon-Sun System; The Planets; and ...
I think it’s probably a given for anyone reading this: You’re a lover of astronomy. For me, it’s a way of de-stressing from a long day or week. When I start thinking on cosmic timescales I’m reminded ...
The Dakota Science Center is offering “Community Astronomy 101,” on Tuesdays from Oct. 26 through Dec. 28, at the Amundson Classroom at the East Grand Forks Heritage Village. Participants in the class ...
The vastness of the universe is in the palms of teenagers’ hands — all the more significantly for Lucie Courtois. Courtois, 18, is visually impaired. She and two friends with normal vision huddled ...
Space is massive and overwhelming. Grasping even some of the basic concepts of astronomy can be daunting. But Fleetwood High School offers an astronomy elective in hopes of educating students in a ...