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Using Georgia State’s CHARA Array, an international team of scientists has uncovered unexpected complexity in how stars ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out in the evening and early morning ...

A look at the most-read space stories of 2025, covering satellite activity, space missions, scientific discoveries, and natural events observed from Earth ...

“The recent Nature paper by Borlaff, Marcum and Howell raises important concerns about our ability to continue gathering ...

From an interstellar comet to breathtaking auroras and from brand-new rockets to iconic space telescopes, here are some of our favorite images from the cosmos in 2025 ...

Often considered the strongest meteor shower of the year, the Geminids produce numerous colorful meteors every hour. During ...

Overview of major sky events in 2026, including solar and lunar eclipses, planetary motion, meteor showers, and comet appearances ...

A virtual event, "Astronomy Unlocked: How to Choose Your Best Telescope," is scheduled for November 20, 2025, at 9:00 am EST, designed to provide a comprehensive guide to selecting astronomical ...

The first pulsar was discovered in 1967 by Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Finding these mysterious signals forever changed astronomy.