In Astronomy’s 2022 list of the 20 greatest astronomers of all time, Associate Editor Michael Bakich put Johannes Kepler, born Dec. 27, 1571, in Germany, at No. 3. He was ranked behind only his ...

On Feb. 10, 1842, Agnes Mary Clerke was born in County Cork, Ireland. As her bank manager father owned a telescope and the family observed at home, it is perhaps not surprising that Clerke showed ...

Few presidents have been as intelligent and eclectically versed as John Quincy Adams. One of his favorite endeavors was viewing celestial objects and events in space. While European countries ...

pt. I. Ancient astronomy, from its origins to the end of the Middle Ages. The origins of astronomy -- Primitive astronomy in China, Chaldea and Egypt -- The cosmology of primitive peoples -- The ...

Women and ethnic minority groups are still significantly underrepresented in astronomy and geophysics despite attempts to bring about change over the past decade, research has shown.