In this conceptual view, each Starlink satellite unfurls its single solar panel. SpaceX The Starlink megaconstellation, which will consist of at least some...
Author - Tejas Sharma
An artist’s concept of a magnetar, a highly magnetized neutron starNASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center / S. Wiessinger Two observatories have...
Confirmed planetary nebula St-Dr-1. Steven Bellavia You won’t find many photos of this celestial object, because it was only discovered a few months ago:...
The Zwicky Transient Facility discovered supernova 2020jfo in the bright galaxy M61 in Virgo on May 6, 2020 — the 8th supernova recorded in this galaxy since...
We’re used to thinking of star patterns as seasonal. In the Northern Hemisphere, we spend the cooler months watching Orion and the bright lights of the Winter...
Scientists have forecast the behavior of light coming from the vicinity of one of the biggest supermassive black holes known. The light, which traveled to us...
A mosaic from the 2010 December solstice total lunar eclipse. Dave Dickinson You never know where an astronomical event might turn up in old historical...
Supernova in Leo, magnitude 12.7. A Type-Ia supernova in visual range of 6-or 8-inch scopes has erupted in NGC 3643 south of the hind foot of Leo, high after...
Have you or a loved one been struck by moderate to severe galactic photon deprival (GPD)? If so, we have good news! While dark sky sites and star parties are...
Venus mimics all the phases of the Moon as it circles the Sun inside Earth’s orbit, as shown in this near-ultraviolet sequence recorded in 2007.Sean Walker...
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