Adler Planetarium - Wikipedia
The Adler Planetarium is a municipal public museum for astronomy in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is operated by the Chicago Park District, a municipal
The Adler Planetarium is a municipal public museum for astronomy in Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is operated by the Chicago Park District, a municipal
A planetarium (pl.: planetariums or planetaria) is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the
The critical component of radio astronomy radiometers built to detect redshifted 21-cm signals from Cosmic Dawn is the antenna element. We describe the design and performance of an octave bandwidth cone disc antenna built to detect this signal in the...
The target auditory of scientific outreach efforts is often limited to the small enthusiastic subset of the society that value science and actively seeks knowledge. However, the vast majority is usually indifferent or in some cases may even be oppose...
Feb 24, 2026 · Explore Blackrock Castle Observatory in Cork, a unique blend of history and astronomy. Discover interactive exhibits, a planetarium, and stunning river views.
Due to its technological, scientific and cultural dimensions, astronomy is a unique discipline to help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are current...
Apr 24, 2025 · Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.
Feb 25, 2026 · The Space topic features the latest news in astronomy, cosmology, planetary science, exoplanets, astrobiology and more.
This work is a study of the relationship between astronomy and landscape focused on the orientation of Christian churches of the three main Manorial (Señorío) Islands of the Canary archipelago (Spain): Lanzarote, La Gomera and Fuerteventura. As a b...
The Nabateans built several monuments in Petra and elsewhere displaying a decoration with a preference for astronomical motifs, possibly as a reflection of their religion. However, due to the lack of direct written accounts and the scarcity of inscri...
The Jesuit scientist Christopher Clavius (1538-1612) has been the most influential teacher of the renaissance. His contributions to algebra, geometry, astronomy and cartography are enormous. He paved the way, with his texts and his teaching for 40 ye...
Astronomy is not in the list of natural sciences aimed at by the Nobel awards. In spite of that, there were, throughout the 1930s until the early 1950s, effective moves by important scientists to distinguish Hubble with the Prize. A short report on t...
In Minoan art, symbols for celestial objects were depicted frequently and often in a religious context. The most common were various solar and stellar symbols. The palace of Knossos was amply decorated with these symbols. The rituals performed in K...
Stars are spherical balls of hot, ionized gas (plasma) held together by their own gravity. Stars are the most fundamental building blocks of our universe.
[Highly abridged, from executive summary] As much as NewSpace presents opportunities, there are significant challenges that must be overcome, requiring engagement with policy makers to influence domestic and international space governance. Failure to...
This white paper describes the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, its capabilities, and its role in current and future research in planetary astronomy....
The biography of Vladimir Platonovich Tsesevich (11.11.1907 - 28.10.1983), a leader of the astronomy in Odessa from 1944 to 1983, is briefly reviewed, as well as the directions of study, mainly the highlights of the research of variable stars carried...
Apr 24, 2025 · Hubble is still going strong 35 years after it was launched into space. Celebrate its anniversary with some out-of-this-world images.
Feb 25, 2026 · The Space topic features the latest news in astronomy, cosmology, planetary science, exoplanets, astrobiology and more.
We describe the plans for gravitational-wave observations and astrophysics that will be carried out by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration (LSC) in the next decade using data from the LIGO Observatories in the US, and sister facilities abroad in Europe...