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Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another. -Plato

Astronomy comes from the greek words “astron” which means star and “nomos” which means the law of. Astronomy is the law of the stars (not to be confused with astrology). Studying the stars has been used for centuries to guide in telling the seasons, navigation of the oceans, and determining our place in the universe. Learning about space helps us find our own place in the universe.

Some of the more recent astronomical observations include discovering the Milky Way, our home galaxy, exists as a separate group of stars. In fact, we only discovered that there were such things as other galaxies in the 20th century!


Since then, however, our knowledge of the universe has expanded as quickly as the big bang (OK, maybe not that fast). Modern astronomy has discovered exciting things such as twin planets, black holes, neutron stars and much much more.

Enjoy your stroll through our Science Happening NOW! astronomy section! Don’t forget to head on over to our kids science experiments section to get earth science and space science astronomy experiments ideas!

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Mission to Mars: Astronaut Brains

While the world is preparing for a long-term space mission to Mars, one thing has scientists thinking. Astronaut’s brains. Experiencing micro-gravity …

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Saturn's moon as seen by Cassini

Saturn’s Moon: Cassini Close Up

Cassini has flown by Venus, Earth, Jupiter and Saturn and is now taking aim at Saturn’s moon Enceladus. Launched in …

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Comet Lovejoy: Sugar and…Alcohol

Researches have long wondered where organic molecules, the building blocks of life on Earth, have come from. We have known that …

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Rosie, the Space Station and Micrometeorites

The ISS is getting bombarded with micrometeorites, and just last night one chipped a window. Rosie needs to form a …

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Perseid meteor shower: Best of the Year

The Perseid meteor shower comes around once a year, and it is one of the best. This year we will …

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Philae finds organic molecules

Philae Finds Organic Molecules

The historic comet landing. After a 10 year voyage Philae landed on Comet 67P – Rosetta’s Stone. Landing on the …

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Blue moon tonight

Once in a Blue Moon Happens Tonight

Will the moon really be blue tonight?!? Nope. A blue moon does not actually talk about the color of the …

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Dark Matter Croonies…I mean, Pions

One of Rosie’s First adventure was the Case of the Dark Matter Croonies, where a friend of hers wakes up …

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Windbot takes notes from Dandelions

  Seeing the Gas Giants We have had missions to the rocky planets. Venus. Mercury. Earth. Mars. They have all …

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