Rex Powell, bottom left, and Michael Heschmeyer, 11, center, both of Lawrence, try to get a bearing on Saturn with a telescope June 25 during an Astronomy Associates of Lawrence public viewing at ...

Warm summer nights are a great time to get your kids interested in the universe around them. Astronomy is defined as the science which deals with celestial objects, space and the physical universe as ...

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 ...

On Earth’s surface, it’s hard to get kids to stop gazing at their screens. A new magazine, Astronomy for Kids, prompts children to look at the stars instead. The special child-focused magazine, on ...

My interest in astronomy began in third grade, when my parents bought me a set of constellation flash cards. We couldn’t afford a telescope, but I was able to borrow a neighbor’s small refractor from ...

Ever been stumped when your kids ask questions about what they see in the night sky? You wouldn’t be the first parent to point at a star and call it a planet. Even if you can’t tell Vega from Venus, ...

Seven-year-old Damon, his grandmother and their one-eyed rescue dog, Rifle, were at the Salem Dream Center parking lot Saturday night, primed for making friends and astrological viewing. Wearing a ...

The Harker Heights Stewart C. Meyer Public Library hosted the first part to its three-part Kids Astronomy Club on Saturday. The event, which started around 11 a.m., took place at the library, 400 ...

HARKER HEIGHTS — The Harker Heights Stewart C. Meyer Public Library hosted the first part to its three-part Kids Astronomy Club on Saturday. The event started around 11 a.m. and took place at the ...