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Starship flight 10, A USSF mission, a NASA/SpaceX cargo run to the ISS, and multiple Starlink deployments are all launching ...
During the total solar eclipse of Aug. 18, 1868, two astronomers, Pierre Jules César Janssen of France and J. Norman Lockyer ...
One of the last few Titan shadow transits of the year takes place overnight tonight, with several of Saturn’s other moons ...
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out as twilight begins on the morning of August 19 to see a thin crescent Moon. Below the Moon, you’ll easily spot Jupiter ...
Prior to flybys, scientists used mathematical laws and observation to determine the characteristics of the planets.
Today in the history of astronomy, the second moon of Mars is discovered.
NGC 6910 is a bright open cluster in Cygnus the Swan, visible overnight as the Summer Triangle flies high around local ...
ULA Vulcan Launch completes its first National Security Space Launch mission, taking the reins from the Delta IV Heavy for ...
The waning Moon passes Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury before dawn, while Titan’s shadow transits Saturn in the sky this week.
Using AI, astronomers discover a new type of supernova, SN 2023zkd, the strongest evidence yet of a dying star being ...
Today in the history of astronomy, a photo is shot. The moon Phoebe will be discovered in it months later.
The Last Quarter Moon floats in the predawn sky, preparing to occult the Pleiades from some parts of the world.