Are you an avid stargazer? Do you have a keen interest in all things related to outer space? If so, you might be wondering how to become an astronomer. A ...

Astronomy Cast takes a fact based journey through the cosmos as it offers listeners weekly discussions on astronomical topics ranging from planets to cosmology. Hosted by Fraser Cain and Dr ...

The Danjon Scale is a five-step scale devised by French astronomer Andre-Louis Danjon to measure the brightness and color of the moon during a lunar eclipse.NASA: Danjon Scale

On July 20, 2009, an amateur astronomer in Australia first discovered that a gigantic comet had collided with Jupiter, leaving a hole the size of Earth in its gaseous surface ...

A huge hole on the surface of Jupiter was discovered by an amateur astronomer on July 20, 2009. The hole, about the size of the Earth, was apparently caused by ...

Iraqi Researcher Says World is Flat is a YouTube video that includes Fadhel Al-Said (a "researcher on astronomy") discussing his views on whether the earth is round or flat.

Edward Sion, astronomer and astrophysicist at Villanova University, talks about a nearby star system going supernova in 10 million years, far sooner than scientists once predicted. The resulting explosion would ...

The Exploding Comet is also known as Comet 17p/Holmes, which, for reasons not completely known, had a million fold increase in brightness on October 23, 2007, making it visible ...