The PBS “NewsHour With Jim Lehrer” is known for high quality broadcast journalism, and the program’s website has created a series of science-related “In-Depth” reports that reflect those high standards. Most of these packages include news reports, slide shows, interactive features, and often, lesson plans.
Several of the in-depth packages will be updated once […]

The site of the Memphis Astronomical Society is mostly for amateur enthusiasts in that metropolitan area, but it also has a free resource of interest to anyone who wants to get into stargazing. “Getting Started With Your New Telescope,” by longtime member Bill Busler, explains how telescopes work, defines basic terms such as magnitude and […]