Advising, opportunities, and support for astronomy students at Wesleyan. Find resources and departmental updates.

These large 15x70 binoculars are ideal for starting your astronomy journey — see the moon, planets and deep space objects.

The "Golden Handle" appears each month when the sun illuminates a mountain range lining a vast impact crater. Saturday night ...

Hawaii’s significant contribution to science, particularly those discoveries made through telescope installations on two islands, is in peril if its part in the Trump administration’s spending ...

These 4K night vision binoculars make backyard mysteries way more fun Spot wildlife, record UFOs (maybe!), and capture it all in crisp video—even in total darkness.

The quest to pin down the source of the burst led to a derelict 60-year-old satellite.

Two meteor showers and the return of the Milky Way make up the top astronomy events for the month of July. Mark these events down on your monthly calendar!

The nova V462 Lupi was first discovered on June 12 by the Ohio State University-led All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae ...

The breathtaking celestial displays known as the aurorae — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere and the aurora australis in the Southern Hemisphere — are truly magnificent natural ...