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The largest set of radar data for near-Earth asteroids will help us understand their origins and protect Earth from future impacts.

For most of us, November's switch to standard time means that evening comes early enough to do some casual stargazing before dinnertime. So download or stream our Sky Tour astronomy podcast to find out about this month's lunar eclipse, possible meteor surprises, and much more.

No matter how you look up at the sky — with a telescope, binos, or just your eyes — you're a cosmic explorer.

NASA's Mars Insight lander and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have witnessed two fresh new planet-probing impacts.

The Summer Triangle Effect, a double shadow on Jupiter, the waxing Moon photobombing the solar system's two giants, an Algol dip — plan your skywatching week.

A team of planetary scientists has reprocessed Apollo-era seismic data to meet modern forms, ensuring that these precious measurements remain usable for the next generation.

A team of astronomers claims to have measured the lightest neutron star, but others say extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Analyses of just 5.4 grams scooped from the asteroid Ryugu are delivering rich new insights into the history of the solar system.

While the NSF plans to establish an educational center at the Arecibo Observatory, the institution has stated

Technology may have revealed a piece of the long-lost works of Greek astronomer Hipparchus, one of the greatest astronomers of antiquity.

Jupiter remains near its maximum possible size, and Mars continues to grow. Below Jupiter shines the Frog Star. And this week, Arcturus becomes the Ghost of Summer Suns.

What else is hidden in archival data?

It doesn't take much to create a spectacle when it comes to astronomical observation. Just a pinch or two of dust.

Take a few minutes to become an eclipse expert for family and friends.

A recently detected gamma-ray burst GRB 221009A was so intense that it temporarily blinded instruments and disturbed Earth’s atmosphere.

Scientists have detected something unusual around a distant quasar — perhaps the first real evidence of a first-generation star.

Exactly one year from today, the first of two major solar eclipses just six months apart will occur over the Americas.

With a little luck, observers in Australia and western North America may spy the Lucy spacecraft as it flies by Earth on October 16th.

These moonless evenings open the sky for good constellation spotting and deep-sky probing.
Pegasus flies high. Draco eyes Vega. And it's time for the Orionid meteors.

An innovative method enables astronomers to gauge the size and shape of a distant asteroid — and potentially any km-scale object in the solar system.

Can a newly found exoplanet help explain why Earth and Venus diverged so radically?