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Friday, July 4 Mercury reaches its greatest eastern elongation from the Sun, standing 26° from our star at 1 A.M. EDT. We’ll ...
The star Polaris marks the North Celestial Pole in our sky, around which all other objects in the heavens appear to rotate.
The Axiom Mission 4 launch sent an international crew to the ISS, advancing commercial spaceflight and preparing for the ...
The breathtaking celestial displays known as the aurorae — the aurora borealis in the Northern Hemisphere and the aurora ...
Sweeping views of nebulae and dancing galaxies prove the telescope’s enormous field of view and ultra-high-res capabilities.
Astronomers face a data deluge from observatories like Vera Rubin — simulated skies may be key to training algorithms to keep ...
Mercury hovers above the horizon near a four-percent-illuminated Moon, whose darkened face may be lit by earthshine.
For the first time, JWST has discovered an exoplanet through direct imaging, revealing TWA 7 b, a Saturn-mass world.
Rising Moon: A terrific trio “Over here!” A triplet of magnificent large craters practically beckons us on the evening of June 3rd. It’s the Moon in a classic, highly photogenic profile ...
Globular cluster M15 hides within it a planetary nebula, Pease 1. Observers with large scopes and steady skies can find it.
A combination of a dynamo-generated magnetic field and massive impacts could explain the highly magnetized rocks in some lunar regions.
As Asteroid Day marks its 10th anniversary, U.S. Senators Kelly and Cornyn introduce a resolution to establish National ...