In many cases, the astronomy facts we learned were limited to the Milky Way, a few constellations (looking at you, Orion and Big Dipper!), Earth’s revolution around the sun and the moon’s ...

Try a Web search for “amazing space facts” (or something similar). There are dozens of websites that offer mind-bending astro-facts. One of my favorites is “The Year in ...

The International Year of Astronomy coincides with the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s revolutionary telescope this year. So what better way to celebrate history than with a retro look at the cosmos?