Choose a telescope easy for a child to set up and use. Select a durable telescope that can withstand rough handling. Consider a simple telescope; complex ones can be discouraging. Prioritize a ...

Free to print My Little Book of Planets—a fun, free printable space mini book for kids to color, trace, and learn about planets, space vocabulary, and more! Looking for a simple and fun way to teach ...

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 ...

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, ...

To volunteer to help on astronomy night, contact Kristina Horton at (970) 468-2098 or at [email protected]. No experience necessary. Volunteers should arrive around 5:15 p.m. and will ...

I recently embarrassed myself by admitting that I know nothing about astronomy and can’t fathom my kids’ passion for it, even when we are standing under the night sky with a super-telescope. I’ve ...

Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham Lots of us are familiar with pictures of the planet Saturn and its unmistakable ring. In fact, Saturn doesn’t have just one ...

Looking for the perfect Christmas present for a young stargazer? Rush to snap up one of the best telescopes for kids, the Celestron AstroMaster, 15% off for Cyber Monday. When you purchase through ...

Jake Clark is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Is the sky blue on other planets, like on Earth? What is an atmosphere, and do other planets have one? ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you might ...