Astronomy
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”
Here’s What Will Happen When Juno Gets to Jupiter
It all goes down July 4
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
Grand Canyon Turns Down Its Lights to Become a Dark Sky Park
Star gazers, rejoice—the skies above the Grand Canyon will never lose their sparkle
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
Mars Weather Forecast Calls for Massive Dust Storms -- Here's Why
Planetary-wide dust storms on Mars, lasting for months, may be linked to the motion of the Red Planet around the solar system.
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"
Kepler Discovers More Than 1,000 New Exoplanets
The space telescope is still alive and kicking
These Little-Known Nuns Helped Map the Stars
A century later, the identities of women who mapped over 481,000 stars are finally known
For The First Time in a Decade, Watch Mercury Cross the Sun's Face
Next week's transit of Mercury is one of the major astronomical events of the year
Meteors Will Streak the Skies This Week Thanks to Halley’s Comet
Don't miss this annual show
Neuroscientist David Eagleman on What Is Possible in the Cosmos
The author tackles where the human brain and astronomy intersect
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