I think it’s probably a given for anyone reading this: You’re a lover of astronomy. For me, it’s a way of de-stressing from a long day or week. When I start thinking on cosmic timescales I’m reminded ...

Can you guess how long it would take to cycle to the moon? Do you know how far you can see into the solar system? Find out more with our kids' guide to astronomy by local astronomer Mark ...

Ever been stumped when your kids ask questions about what they see in the night sky? You wouldn’t be the first parent to point at a star and call it a planet. Even if you can’t tell Vega from Venus, ...

An upswing of interest in space and rocketry, spurred in part by private space flights making the news in recent months, means the Winnipeg chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) ...

Warm summer nights are a great time to get your kids interested in the universe around them. Astronomy is defined as the science which deals with celestial objects, space and the physical universe as ...

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, ...

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, on ...

I love it when kids get excited enough about science to go out and do something about it. That's why I'm digging Jeffrey Tang - who's 10 - because he created the Astronomy For Kids podcast, where he ...

What was the Star of Bethlehem? Did the star really exist? Find out more with our kids' guide to astronomy by local astronomer Mark Lawrik-Thompson. The BBC is not responsible for the content of ...