Indian students, although curious and fascinated by astronomy, struggle to understand the basic concepts of the subject, ...

SYDNEY (AFP) – One in four Australians believe humans co-existed with dinosaurs while one in three think it takes just one day for the Earth to orbit the sun, according to a "worrying" survey ...

Only about one third of students could correctly identify basic astronomical distance scales, with many unaware that stars ...

This is a course in basic astronomy, which will provide an overview of our current understanding of the universe around us. Topics will include the origin of the universe, galaxies, stars, planets, ...