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Webb, Hubble Telescopes Team Up to Create "Most Colorful View of the Universe"

The Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes have revealed a bounty of galaxies in a pair of colliding clusters, capturing twinkling lights within.

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Meet Enif, the Nose of the Winged Horse

Enif, the nose of Pegasus, is a supergiant star and the brightest member of the constellation. Find out more about this star and its place in our skies.

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New Cosmology Probe Presents First, Stunning Images

The Horsehead Nebula and other stunning scenes highlight the talents of the just-launched Euclid mission. The telescope will reach into the depths of the cosmos to understand dark matter and dark energy.

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To the Stars, Through (or Despite) Hardship

Ad astra per aspera — to the stars through hardship. The saying applies universally, but personally, it might hit home in different ways.

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Lucy Mission Flies By Asteroid Dinkinesh, Finds a Little Surprise

The Lucy mission's flyby of the main-belt asteroid Dinkinesh resulted in a surprise — yet another asteroid moon!

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 3 – 12

The Great Square, now upright, guides your way down to Fomalhaut and Diphda and, farther down, Alpha Phoenicis – a chance to add a new constellation to your life list.
And plan to catch the Moon-Venus pairing in early dawn on the 9th.

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Bits of Theia Might Be in Earth's Mantle

A "smoking gun" for the ancient calamity that formed Earth’s large Moon may still exist deep in the mantle of our planet.

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New Forecast Resets Solar Cycle Expectations

A new forecast suggests that sunspot numbers, aurorae, and other solar activity will peak sooner and at a higher level than expected.

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Freaky Starlink "cluster flares" glimmer in the dead of night; Comet Lemmon Bright

Alien invasion or flares from satellites in multiple orbits? It depends on your point of view. We also check in on Comet Lemmon, poised to possibly reach binocular-visibility.

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November Podcast: Horse, Dolphin, Arrow, and Fish

With Jupiter and Saturn leading the way each evening, you can use this month’s Sky Tour podcast to track down some lesser-known constellations — and the most distant celestial object that you can see with just your eyes!

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Dead Stars Come to Life This Halloween

The ghostly lights from two dead stars have stories to tell.

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AAS Quasquicentennial: Celebrating 125 Years in 2024

The American Astronomical Society is celebrating its 125th anniversary. Visit the AAS site to learn more about this exciting milestone.

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Black Hole Rain

The planned LISA gravitational-wave detector might discover a shower of hundreds of small black holes falling in galactic centers.

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Ghost-like Galaxy Defies Dark Matter Model

Astronomers have discovered a large but very dim ghost-like galaxy. Its existence challenges our notions of dark matter.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 27 – November 5

The full Moon on October 28th shines near full Jupiter at opposition this week. Telescopically, Jupiter this week is as big as you'll ever see it,

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Marsquake Reveals Molten Layer Above Martian Core

An impact far from NASA's Insight lander on Mars set off seismic waves that revealed new details about the Martian interior.

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A Windy and Wonderful Icelandic Aurora Adventure

Sky & Telescope’s recent tour to Iceland explored all the island’s sights — and kept S&T’s record at a solid nine for nine for seeing auroras!

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Largest-ever Computer Simulation of the Universe

The Flamingo simulations are not only the largest but also the most all-encompassing simulations of the universe, from 13.75 billion years ago to today.

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Striking New Views of Jupiter and Its Moon Io

The James Webb Space Telescope and Juno mission turned their eyes to Jupiter and its volcanic moon Io, revealing fine details.

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Radio Burst Breaks Distance Record, Challenges Theories

A highly energetic fast radio burst, which broke the distance record, provides a crucial test for theories of these events' origins.

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A New Hope? Taming the Satellite Swarm

Going by the paperwork, 1 million satellites are headed for the skies. The question is, how many of these are real? New policy may help stem the tide.

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