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Today in the history of astronomy, the first record of a periodic variable star is made.
A brightening Moon limits deep-sky options, but this cluster never fails to disappoint: M13, the great globular in Hercules the Strongman.
The first of two Titan shadow transits this month occurs this morning — can you catch the big, black shadow crossing Saturn’s ...
August brings Saturn and Neptune together, offers two shadow transits of Titan, and sees a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter.
Neptune and Saturn appear together in a telescope as Mars passes a star in Virgo and Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the ...
Scientists are turning to simulations and experiments to understand how life-indicating molecules behave, so we might know ...
Today in the history of astronomy, an eclipse in Scotland is associated with the death of King Henry I – over two years later ...
The Skyfall concept reimagines Mars landings, deploying a six-helicopter swarm to autonomously scout for resources and future ...
With the discovery of Infinity Galaxy, researchers believe they have found evidence of a direct collapse black hole by ...
There's so much more to Andromeda than its eponymous galaxy. Here's a list of other targets to observe in the Princess.
Morning and evening observers can catch shooting stars from both the Southern Delta Aquariids’ peak and the ramp-up of the ...
There's so much more to see than the famous Messier Catalog. Here's a list of gorgeous NGC star clusters to observe on the ...