As a service to our community, Sky & Telescope lists astronomy-related events, including star parties, observatory public nights, astronomy talks, and more. Star parties offer dark skies and astronomical fellowship and often cater to families and feature special activities for kids. Public nights give the general public a chance to view the sky through large telescopes, and public talks are a great place to learn the fundamentals of the science and the craft.
You’ll also see online events offered here.
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The Fermi Paradox: Drake and Seager Equations and Their Modification The Fermi Paradox highlights the contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial life and the lack of evidence for it. […]
Confessions of an Astronomer This hybrid meeting is a light-hearted and personal look at the life of a professional astronomer. In addition to the research and teaching, perhaps surprisingly, it […]
A Hybrid Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Meeting, July 9th 2026 Our Cosmic Origins All of the chemical elements of the periodic table are produced in space. In this talk […]
A Hybrid Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Meeting, July 9th 2026 Our Cosmic Origins All of the chemical elements of the periodic table are produced in space. In this talk […]
A Hybrid Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Meeting Did they go? - Moon Landing Hoax and evidence debunked In an age of rampant conspiracy theories, this talk discusses the "evidence" […]
A Hybrid meeting of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Fireballs in the sky: how meteorites shaped our planet - Professor Martin Lee, University of Glasgow This lecture describes the wonder […]
A hybrid meeting of Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society Astronomy of Islamic Calendar This presentation will discuss the history of lunar calendars from over 3000 BC to the present (21st […]
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