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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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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Kepler Discovers More Than 1,000 New Exoplanets
The space telescope is still alive and kicking
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These Little-Known Nuns Helped Map the Stars
A century later, the identities of women who mapped over 481,000 stars are finally known
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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
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Meteors Will Streak the Skies This Week Thanks to Halley’s Comet
Don’t miss this annual show
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Neuroscientist David Eagleman on What Is Possible in the Cosmos
The author tackles where the human brain and astronomy intersect
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Astronomers Deploy a Laser System for a Clearer View of the Skies
A new four-laser system at the Paranal Observatory will help the massive telescope compensate for atmospheric turbulence
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Ancient Arabic Text Shines Light on Massive Supernova
A new look at records from an ancient astronomer yields insights into one of the brighest supernovas ever seen from Earth
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Hubble Spies a Tiny Moon Orbiting Dwarf Planet Makemake
Our solar system still has plenty of surprises
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Take in the Beauty of This Gravity Web That Connects Galaxies Across the Universe
A new simulation visualizes how distant galaxies might be connected
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The Hubble Scoped This Space Bubble Just in Time For Its Birthday
The Hubble Telescope has been in orbit for 26 years
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Can Physicists Ever Prove the Multiverse Is Real?
Astronomers are arguing about whether they can trust this untested—and potentially untestable—idea
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Watch Earth’s Atmosphere Brilliantly Light Up From Space
The glow isn’t from an aurora, it’s a phenomena called airglow
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Scientists Discovered Exoplanets More Than 70 Years Earlier Than Thought
A 1917 glass plate discovered in an observatory archive records the first evidence of exoplanets
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The Planet-Hunting Kepler Telescope Entered Emergency Mode
The probe suddenly went into a safe mode for unknown reasons last week
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