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Comet C/2025 A6 is approaching perihelion and is expected to come close to Earth at the end of October!
Astronomy isn’t just about distant stars; it’s also about the human effort here on Earth that makes it possible to extend our ...
The French company Vaonis is one of the leading manufacturers of smart telescopes, and the Vespera Pro is their premium model ...
By capturing the same thing from very different perspectives, a NASA astronaut and an intrepid photographer create a whole ...
1953 – The Cubs’ Ernie Banks goes 0 for 3 and makes an error in his first major league game, as the Phillies win, 16-4. He ...
The telescope I got was a $300 tabletop device, and while it's great for seeing the craters on the moon or even Saturn's faint rings with your own eyes, taking a photo using it is less than ideal.
Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one will construct.
Moroccan astrophysicist Meriem Elyajouri has made history as the first Moroccan woman to join the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), the operations center for NASA’s flagship space missions, ...
A new observatory in South Wairarapa lets visitors watch exploding stars far away - and take the photos home with them. The Cretney Observatory, which opened Saturday 13 September, boasts a powerful ...
For the first time, astronomers have directly measured a solar-system-size corona around a distant supermassive black hole, thanks to a rare cosmic alignment.
Synopsis: This book outlines the vision of returning to the moon in the next 50 years, advocating for placing scientific discoveries at the forefront, analyzing the new round of lunar competition ...
The research center that Lick’s fortune helped create has a visitors center and gift shop open Saturday and Sunday from noon ...