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Celebrating the Galactic Millennium

The next 250 billion years will see waves of star formation, a collision with our neighbor in Andromeda, and galaxies disappearing over the horizon.

Nothing Gets Strung Out

Strangely beautiful or nothing short of bizarre – string theory and its eleven dimensions of space-time could hold the key to describing how our universe works.

Magic at Two Microns

Astronomers have completed the colossal task of mapping the entire sky at near-infrared wavelengths, leaving a legacy of thousands of stunning images.

The Milky Way from the Inside

Take 51 deep, wide-angle images of the night sky, combine them with some digital magic, and behold this spectacular color panorama of our galaxy.

Celestial Portraits: Andromeda, Triangulum, and Aries

The biggest, brightest, and best galaxies in the northern sky beckon backyard observers on autumn evenings.

The Simpler … The Better

Tele Vue’s new 4-inch refractor offers superb optics that will give you crisp views of the moon, planets, and favorite deep-sky objects.

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