A new STEM mentoring network seeks to maximize scientific excellence and output within the astronomy and astrophysics community by cultivating inclusive environments where people with marginalized ...

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Crowdsourcing is used for everything from raising funds to locating the best burger in town. The practice of enlisting a large group of people to provide a service, information or a contribution to a ...

The News Feature on optical telescopes (Nature 408 12 2000 ) reviews the present state of most national telescope operators in Europe and the United States, and identifies some important niches that ...

Until now, Europe has had two major collaborative networks for ground-based astronomy, one in the optical wavelength domain and the other in the radio-wave domain. OPTICON and RadioNet have now come ...

If you're looking forward to seeing Perseids this week, you might want a refresher course of mapping the sky. These sites will get you ready for any cosmic event. CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a ...

Despite years of effort, diversifying the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) remains a challenge. In fact, in 2019, underrepresented minorities held only 9% of academic ...

As it sets its sights on paving new frontiers in its field, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy (Astron) has embarked on a project to upgrade its core access wireless local area network ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Emma Alexander, PhD Candidate in Astrophysics, ...

Thanks to the Lounsbery and Moore Foundations joining Unistellar and SETI Institute, new eyes on night skies. May 25, 2022, Marseilles, France and Mountain View, CA — The number of citizen scientists ...

Last month, NASA granted Nokia $14.1 million to build a 4G telecom network on the Moon by the year 2030. The goal was to get a communications and navigational network for any future lunar outposts up ...

With 2009 just over the horizon, stargazers around the world are busy preparing for the International Year of Astronomy. A staggering 135 nations are collaborating to bring the universe closer to ...