Low in twilight, climbing Venus and descending Spica prepare to pass each other. After dark Vega crosses the zenith, and Scorpius beds down. Mercury shines at dawn.
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Last month, astronomers discovered a giant black hole in Omega Centauri. But it might contain a swarm of stellar-mass black holes instead.
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Did you know you can see the International Space Station even when it's in Earth's shadow? We explore possible reasons why.
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New data from an array of telescopes has enabled astronomers to visualize the surface of the North Star, Polaris.
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The worldwide network of radio dishes has achieved the highest resolution ever obtained from Earth’s surface.
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Amateur astronomers have shown that the first satellites of the Chinese Qianfan (“Thousand Sails”) constellation are bright enough to be seen naked-eye.
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New James Webb Space Telescope observations may have done with one of the longest-standing tensions in cosmology.
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We're in peak Milky Way season, and the evenings have become dark and moonless. Andromegasus is up. So is Saturn. Before dawn, the late-risen Moon passes over Jupiter and Mars.
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The European mission to Jupiter's icy moons provided us with some amazing views closer to home, of Earth and the Moon.
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A Westfield, Massachusetts, teenager is the recipient of an award in recognition of her multi-faceted outreach activities.
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New analysis reveals evidence of a super-Earth-mass exoplanet forming in the disk surrounding the star TW Hydrae.
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This far-southern constellation contains some delightful sights for small telescopes.
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Vega shines overhead as the zenith star at dusk. Jupiter and Mars are separating. When the Moon is just past full it poses next to Saturn — which, by no coincidence, is less than a month from opposition.
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A new chemical analysis confirms the Chicxulub impactor was a fragile type of asteroid that formed in the outer solar system, unlike several other ancient impactors.
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Is Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS falling apart? How bright will it likely get? We try to answer those questions and more.
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Hold your breath: astronomers are re-evaluating their definition of a planet. Spoiler: it won’t bring Pluto back into the family.
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New research suggests that our galaxy’s first stars might have come together within a billion years after the Big Bang.
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Astronomers at the International Astronomical Union report that we have now detected more than 200 gravitational-wave events, most the merger of two black holes.
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The Perseids peak on Sunday night, August 11-12 and just might be joined by a colorful display of northern lights.
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The Perseid meteor shower peaks late Sunday night August 11th and maybe Monday night too. Jupiter and Mars have a close conjunction on the morning of the 14th, looking radically different in the same telescopic view.
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The year’s long-awaited Perseid meteor shower will be accompanied by a graceful planetary conjunction. It’s well worth staying up all night to watch.
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