Astronomers
The Perseid Meteor Shower Looks Even More Beautiful When You Know Where It Comes From
Each streak across the sky is a fragment of the original material of our solar system
Opening the Space Race to the Entire World
A new era of collaboration and affordable technology has scientists across the globe sending spacecraft into outer space
The Cosmos Sings in This Fusion of Astrophysics and Music
<i>The Hubble Cantata</i> brings the stars down to earth
Kepler Just Found 104 New Planets Outside of Our Solar System
Is anyone home?
Keep Your Eyes to the Sky for the Delta Aquarid Meteors This Month
The late-July meteor shower heralds the popular Perseids
No, China's Tiangong-1 Will Not "Rain Molten Metal Down Onto Earth"
It's not spiraling out of control, and even if it was, it wouldn't enter the atmosphere until 2017
Breathtaking New Images Capture Failed Stars and Planet-Sized Objects Inside the Orion Nebula
It’s the deepest look into the nebula ever seen before
These Ancient Tombs May Have Been Both Grave and Observatory
The best view of the heavens could be from within the tomb
Catch the Solar System’s Best Light Show With New Images of Jupiter’s Auroras
Jupiter’s Auroras Are the Best Light Show in the Solar System
Track These Space Rocks From Your Couch on Asteroid Day
With just a click, you can help astronomers learn more about two nearby asteroids
Breathtaking Images to Celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope Getting Another Five Years of Life
These amazing views are just a selection of the beautiful images the craft has captured over the years
“Weak Lensing” Helps Astronomers Map the Mass of the Universe
By making galaxies a little bit brighter, it points the way to elusive galaxies and lets us detect that most mysterious of substances: dark matter
Scientists Spot Tiny Asteroid Tagging Along Behind The Earth
It's our very own “quasi-moon”
This Jupiter-Sized Planet Is the Largest Found Orbiting Two Suns
Any orbiting moons could be habitable—but scientists have yet to spot them
Spy Two Supernovae in June's Night Sky
After millions of years, their light is finally bright enough to see from Earth
How Would You React If We Discovered Alien Life?
Experts weigh in on what the detection of other life forms might mean to the human race
The Hunt for High-Energy Photons Takes Place From a Mountaintop in Mexico
A new telescope built from water tanks might help answer some of the biggest questions in astronomy
Guy Consolmangno, the Vatican’s Chief Astronomer, on Balancing Church With the Cosmos
The MIT graduate speaks to how he ended up studying the stars for the Catholic Church
The Red Planet and Summer Triangle Will Soon Shine Bright
Mars is swooping closer to the Earth this week while the Summer Triangle rises in the sky
Astronomers Recreate Ancient Skies to Date a Nearly 2,600-Year-Old Greek Poem
Researchers narrow down the dates for when the lonely poet Sappho wrote "Midnight Poem"
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