During the day, introducing kids to astronomy through virtual reality is a great idea as well, assuming the class size is small (one to three children) and you have the equipment.

Many galaxies are too faint or small for us to observe easily – but science can help us work it out.

On Earth’s surface, it’s hard to get kids to stop gazing at their screens. A new magazine, Astronomy for Kids, prompts children to look at the stars instead. The special child-focused magazine ...

We are in the Milky Way. If you travelled on an extremely fast spaceship for more than two million years, you would reach our neighbour, the Andromeda galaxy. All other galaxies are even further away.

From studying light pollution to growing tomato seeds that have flown in orbit, these citizen science projects can help you and your kids enjoy the cosmos at home.

HARKER HEIGHTS — The Harker Heights Stewart C. Meyer Public Library hosted the first part to its three-part Kids Astronomy Club on Saturday.

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a snapshot of when the universe was just a toddler, 600 million years after the Big Bang, the earliest image yet.

Two colliding galaxies have been found to be reorganizing their dwarf satellites, potentially solving a major conundrum ...

Working out how many galaxies there are in the universe is actually pretty difficult. Many galaxies are too faint or small for us to observe easily, even with the most powerful telescopes. Despite ...