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Summer arrives for northern observers as the Moon visits Venus, Uranus, and Mercury. Plus: globular cluster M15, double star ...

Now nearing a close conjunction, Saturn and Neptune sit just to the right of the crescent Moon in the morning sky.

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Inflation and budget issues are threatening to hobble NASA’s most in-demand telescopes.

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Following a multimillion-dollar expansion program in recent times, sudden harsh science cuts are challenging America’s ...

Experience the unforgettable 2027 Egypt total solar eclipse with a 12-night Nile cruise and exclusive tours of ancient ...

One of Lord Rosse’s greatest discoveries was the spiral structure of the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51). He also made a sketch of a ...

Southern astronomers get to see the Milky Way’s core overhead and enjoy many star clusters and nebulae that are hidden for us ...

On June 17, in the year 2 B.C.E, a significant planetary conjunction occurred involving Venus and Jupiter. From Earth’s perspective, these two bright planets appeared to draw so close that they would ...