Astronomy Astronomers saw a rogue planet going through a rapid growth spurt The growth spurt hints that the free-floating object evolves like a star, providing clues about rogue planets ...
Astronomy is a branch of science that researches everything in the universe beyond our Earth's atmosphere. This includes things like other planets in our solar system, moons, stars, and even distant galaxies and black holes.
The discovery led to the realization that the universe is expanding, and that it must have had a beginning: the Big Bang. “Hubble is known as a titan in astronomy, especially American astronomy,” says Samantha Thompson, the Phoebe Waterman Haas Astronomy Curator at the National Air and Space Museum.
Join Museum staff and members of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club for a view of the night sky through our telescopes. Stargazing will take place outside in the bus parking lot at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Experienced people will help you to use different telescopes ...
Lisa Grossman is the astronomy writer. She has a degree in astronomy from Cornell University and a graduate certificate in science writing from University of California, Santa Cruz.
