Astronomy
Stargazers Help Track Down a Freshly Fallen Meteorite in Western Australia
A network of cameras and smartphone apps are helping Australian researchers hunt for space rocks
How the Pull of an Icy “Heart” Sent Pluto’s Poles Wandering
Using New Horizons data, scientists determine that the erstwhile planet has a more dynamic past than we thought
Behold: The World's Largest Radio Telescope
The Atacama Large Millimeter Array, located in the Atacama Desert, is the product of a 20-year global effort by Europe, North America, and East Asia
How Astronomy Cameras Are Helping British Muslims Schedule Morning Prayers
The cameras would help track exactly when the sun rises
ALMA Reveals Planets Born Earlier Than We Thought
In 2014, astronomer David Wilmer aimed the ALMA Array at a young star 450 light years away
The Biggest Supermoon in 68 Years Will Leave You “Moonstruck”
It hasn't been this close since 1948 and won't be again for the next 18 years
Most Lithium in the Universe Is Forged in Exploding Stars
The recurring explosions of white dwarf stars produce the vast majority of this important element
Stunning Images Capture the Carina Nebula's "Pillars of Destruction"
Caught by ESO's Very Large Telescope, the ten pillars of gas and dust are a hazy star nursery 7,500 light years away
Astronomers Just Watched an Asteroid Skim Through Earth’s Shadow
The short video was tricky to shoot
Canary Islands Selected as Alternative Spot for the Thirty Meter Telescope
This alternate fate could help smooth tensions over the embattled instrument
This Puerto Rican Telescope Was Built in a Massive Sinkhole
In 1958, the Pentagon wanted to build a 1,000-foot-long telescope for its ballistic missile program
The Swirling Storm Above Saturn’s North Pole Changed Colors
The years-long shift may be a sign of changing seasons
This Breathtaking Map Traces Hydrogen Throughout the Milky Way
Scientists have made the most detailed map of our home galaxy’s hydrogen currently possible
Uranus May Have Been Hiding Two Moons
Researchers spotted ripples in the planet's rings, which may be tracks left from two tiny moons
Craters Are Forming on the Moon Faster Than Anyone Predicted
New research digs into the changes on the pockmarked lunar surface
There Are Ten Times as Many Galaxies as Previously Thought
By these latest estimates, two trillion galaxies are scattered throughout the vast universe
Say Hello to Our Solar System’s Newest Dwarf Planet
Spotting the dwarf planet could help in the search for Planet Nine
October Skies Herald Meteor Showers Throughout the Month
The Draconid and Orionid meteor showers will streak across night skies this month
Our Galactic Neighborhood Is Bigger Than Scientists Once Thought
Goodbye spur, hello spiral arm
China Switches on the World's Largest Radio Telescope
Measuring 1,640 feet across, the massive device will scour the skies for signs of life and new galaxies
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