Join me as I take my kindergarten students on a fun and interactive classroom spacewalk! We explore the solar system, meet ...

Choose a telescope easy for a child to set up and use. Select a durable telescope that can withstand rough handling. Consider a simple telescope; complex ones can be discouraging. Prioritize a ...

Wonder of wonders, this is the last Weekly Wonder as we all shepherd our kids into this unusual school year. Here are a few fun diversions to ease stress — or, for younger kids, fill the time. The ...

Research Fellow, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nottingham Lots of us are familiar with pictures of the planet Saturn and its unmistakable ring. In fact, Saturn doesn’t have just one ...

Looking for the perfect Christmas present for a young stargazer? Rush to snap up one of the best telescopes for kids, the Celestron AstroMaster, 15% off for Cyber Monday. When you purchase through ...

Have you ever looked up on a clear night at the stars and noticed that some of them seemed to twinkle or dance? This twinkling is due to the Earth’s atmosphere. When light reaches Earth from a star, ...

Jake Clark is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship. Is the sky blue on other planets, like on Earth? What is an atmosphere, and do other planets have one? ...