Lovers of the stars, sky and space have had the option to study astronomy on the curriculum since September 2017, when Pearson Edexcel launched the UK’s first (and currently only) GCSE in the subject.

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A: Multi-messenger astronomy is a relatively new way to study the universe by using more than one kind of “messenger” from space. For a long time, astronomy was almost entirely based on light, i.e.

Have telescope, will travel, sometimes really far. The University of Virginia Occultation Group, astronomy undergraduates who observe and track asteroids and small planets, make most of their ...

Astronomy James Webb Space Telescope reveals thick cosmic dust of Sagittarius B2, the most enormous star-forming cloud in the Milky Way — Space photo of the week Astronomy James Webb telescope's ...

This summer, the Montana Learning Center at Canyon Ferry Lake will be opening the doors to its world-class astronomical park — the largest public-access observatory in the Northwestern United States — ...

SINGAPORE - Five students from Singapore clinched four gold medals and a bronze at an international Olympiad for astronomy and astrophysics – the country’s best performance in nearly 20 years. The ...

Saturn will be visible in the night sky this weekend, while the planet Venus is set to make an appearance on Friday around noon. Astronomy Ireland is setting up giant telescopes in anticipation of “an ...

"The speed at which this doomed stellar system is lurching wildly, likely due to the extreme brightness, is a frantic sign of its imminent, violent end." Betelgeuse may have competition for the most ...

Calculating the total mass of the universe is not simple, because most of the mass is invisible. In a pie chart of the contents of the universe, only 5 percent is normal matter, atoms that make up all ...

"We already see indications of cracks in the standard model." Are we living in a simulation? Well, the jury's out on that one. But humans do create simulations all the time. In fact, the Euclid ...

NGC 457, also known as the Owl Cluster, is readily observable with binoculars or telescopes in the evening sky. Located approximately 2.1° southwest of Delta Cassiopeiae, it is easily identified near ...