An online observatory will webcast a free celestial marathon on Saturday (Oct. 20) to mark Astronomy Day, telling the story of our universe with the help of live shots from professional-quality ...

Galileo Galilei shows off his telescope as well as his astronomical discoveries to three women in a 1655 engraving. The International Year of Astronomy is ending, but the legacy of the last 12 ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - For around 20 years, the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society, and UW-Eau Claire’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, have put on Astronomy Day, which takes place in ...

In Canada, Astronomy Day 2022 is a subdued event, possibly because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But events are still being held by some local chapters of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.