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Observing, Science

Lowell Observatory faces big challenges

350 years of astronomers royal: Astronomical advisors to the British monarchs

Deep-Sky Objects, Observing, This Week in Astronomy

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: The Rho Ophiuchi Region

Cosmology, Today in the History of Astronomy

June 9, 1988: First image of an Einstein ring

The silver, multi-sided dome of the Discovery Channel Telescope stands under a clear blue sky, surrounded by tall pine trees and patches of snow, with a security fence enclosing the observatory.

An evening with the Lowell Discovery Telescope: Deep-sky observing with a 4-meter scope

Astronomy for beginners, Observing, Telescopes and Equipment

Michael’s Miscellany: Tube Currents

A vibrant, detailed image of the spiral galaxy NGC 6946, also known as the Fireworks Galaxy. The galaxy’s bright yellow core is surrounded by swirling spiral arms glowing with red and blue regions of star formation, all set against a dense background of stars.

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 6946

Observing, Observing Basics

Michael’s Miscellany: Observing tips

Astronomy for beginners, Observing

Michael’s Miscellany: All About Orion

JWST image of NGC 346

Live long and prosper: JWST images NGC 346

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: Open cluster NGC 225

A breathtaking cosmic field filled with bright stars and galaxies, showcasing arcs and streaks of light caused by gravitational lensing. A variety of colors, from red and orange glows to bright white spots, create a mesmerizing, warped effect around a massive galaxy cluster.

JWST gazes into the distant past through gravitational lens

President Donald Trump stands in the Oval Office holding a black folder, speaking near a display board showing a glowing shield-like graphic labeled "GOLDEN DOME FOR AMERICA" over a map of the United States. Behind him are military decorations, a portrait of Ronald Reagan, and shelves with books and golden decorative items.

Here’s how Trump’s Golden Dome would work — and why some call it “a fantasy”

Dr. Fred Espenak

Farewell, Mr. Eclipse: Fred Espenak dies at 71

Observing, Planets, This Week in Astronomy

This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher: Venus in the Morning Sky

Black-and-white illustration of a sailing ship silhouetted against the Full Moon

‘Astronomical Dream’: Johannes Kepler wrote the first science-fiction story

A man in a suit and tie, identified by a nameplate reading "Mr. Isaacman," speaks into a microphone during a formal hearing or panel. Several people sit behind him.

Science, Space Exploration

Trump withdraws nomination of Jared Isaacman to lead NASA

Image of a densely populated star field showing the open star cluster NGC 7789, also known as Caroline’s Rose Cluster, situated in the constellation Cassiopeia. The image is filled with countless small stars, and the central cluster appears as a slightly more concentrated region of stars forming a subtle rose-like pattern. The background is a deep black space with thousands of bright and faint stars of varying colors, including white, blue, and yellow hues.

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: NGC 7789

Observing Basics

Michael’s Miscellany: Universal Time

A collection of blue and orange and white stars against a deep black background

Deep-Sky Objects

Deep-Sky Dreams: The Owl Cluster

Telescopes and Equipment

Review: DwarfLab’s DWARF 3 Smart Telescope

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This artist’s conception illustrates one of the most primitive supermassive black holes known (central black dot) at the core of a young, star-rich galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have uncovered two of these early objects, dating back to about 13 billion years ago. The monstrous black holes are among the most distant known, and appear to be in the very earliest stages of formation, earlier than any observed so far. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Science

Explore the science of space, from the astrophysics of stars to the ultimate fate of the universe.

Credit: Tim Doucette.

Observing

Learn about upcoming observing events such as eclipses, meteor showers, comets, conjunctions, and more.

This 2016 Curiosity rover selfie shows the vehicle at the “Okoruso” drilling site on Mount Sharp’s Naukluft Plateau. The Martian scene is a mosaic of images taken with the arm-mounted Mars Hands Lens Imager (MAHLI). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Space Exploration

Human and robotic missions are helping humanity explore our solar system and beyond.

Sky This Week

The sky on June 8, 2025, 30 minutes after sunset, looking northwest

Sky This Week, The Sky This Week

The Sky This Week from June 6 to 13: Jupiter and Mercury meet

Sky This Month

Titan and its shadow transit Saturn

June 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Titan’s shadow transits Saturn, and Mercury meets with Jupiter in the evening

Picture of the Day

Smokey aurorae

Marty Weintraub from Duluth, Minnesota

An auroral display shimmers on the night of May 28/9 over Lake Saganaga in Minnesota, near the Canadian border. The photographer notes that wildfire smoke caused the aurora to take on a “fuzzy, diffuse” appearance — even though the image itself is sharp with pinpoint stars. A Sony mirrorless camera and 14mm lens was used to take a 1.3-second exposure at f/1.8 and ISO 3200.

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