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An Asteroid Will Eclipse a Red Star in the Constellation Orion Monday Night
In the U.S., the rare event will only be visible from southern Florida, but it will be livestreamed from Italy for viewers everywhere
The 'Comet of the Century' Failed to Impress, but It Wasn't Such a Disaster After All
Highly anticipated before its arrival in late 1973, Kohoutek became an interplanetary punchline. But astronomers may have gotten the last laugh
Scientists Mystified by Rare, High-Energy Cosmic Ray, the Most Powerful Since 1991
Researchers have been unable to locate an obvious source for the particle—it seems to have traveled from an empty spot in space
See the First Dazzling Images From the Euclid Space Telescope
The European Space Agency's observatory will map one-third of the sky over six years in a mission to understand the universe's dark matter and dark energy
Astronomers Find Powerful 'Fast Radio Burst' That Traveled for Eight Billion Years
The strong blast of radio waves is the oldest known, and it could tell scientists more about the mysterious matter that lies between galaxies
Japan Launches X-Ray Satellite and Lunar Lander to Space
The satellite will study large bodies in the cosmos, while the lander will attempt to land at a precise location on the moon's surface
Hackers Target Telescopes, Forcing Them to Pause Operations
Two major telescopes in Hawaii and Chile and a handful of smaller observatories have been offline for weeks following an apparent cyberattack
An In-Depth Look at Latino History Among the Stars and Skies
This summer, a podcast series from the National Air and Space Museum discusses Operation Pedro Pan, Latino Futurism and “Star Wars”
Students Unearth Forgotten 142-Year-Old Observatory Buried on Michigan State's Campus
Archaeology students have been working at the site since workers happened upon it in May
See the First Stunning Test Images From the Euclid Space Telescope
Meant to study the “dark universe,” Europe's space observatory will eventually peer ten billion years into the past and map more than one-third of the sky
What to Know About Euclid, Europe's Space Telescope Launched to Study the 'Dark Universe'
The telescope will image more than one billion galaxies and peer ten billion years into the past
Gravitational Waves Create a Constant 'Hum' Across the Universe
Breakthrough research suggests the continuous ripples in spacetime could be caused by pairs of supermassive black holes, spiraling toward collisions
Could You Decode a Message From Aliens?
An artist is challenging researchers and amateurs alike to practice parsing an extraterrestrial communication
Newly Discovered Exoplanet May Be Covered in Volcanoes
Astronomers found an Earth-sized world that could have liquid water on its surface and may be able to support life
Astronomers Identify the Largest-Ever Cosmic Explosion
The burst is ten times brighter than any known exploding star and has lasted for more than three years
In a First, Scientists Witness a Dying Star Swallowing a Planet
Astronomers believe the doomed world was a gas giant about the size of Jupiter
First-of-Its-Kind Image Captures a Black Hole's Shooting Jet
The finding could help reveal how black holes launch such high-energy ejections
See the Sharp New Image of a Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers used machine-learning technology to improve a 2019 visualization of the M87 black hole, located some 54 million light-years away from Earth
See the James Webb Telescope's Rare New Image of a Dying Star
The star is on the cusp of exploding in a supernova and may offer insights into the universe's so-called "dust budget crisis"
Jupiter Reclaims Title of Planet With the Most Moons
After the discovery of 12 new moons, the gas giant now has 92 known natural satellites—and scientists expect to find more
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