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Can we turn Minuteman missiles into cheap launchers to deliver small payloads to the Moon and Earth-passing asteroids?

If neutron stars don’t produce energy from fusion, like normal stars, how can they shine in visible light?

The Celestron AstroMaster 102AZ is a best telescope for beginners.

Telescopes and Equipment

How do I tell if a telescope I want to buy is good quality?

Robotic Spaceflight

Whatever happened to the Voyager spacecraft?

If we lived on a planet circling a star about to go supernova, would we know it was going to happen?

Would you name the Full Moons of the year and explain each name?

How do astronomers use Cepheid luminosities to calculate distances?

How long does it take for a white dwarf to turn into a black dwarf?

When will search programs find more than 90 percent of near-Earth objects? What scopes monitor skies in the Southern Hemisphere? Who funds the searches?

Full Moon

Observing, The Moon

How often does a Blue Moon occur?

I’m fascinated by Wolf-Rayet stars and want to know more about them. Are some of them observable with a small (4-inch) telescope?

I am obsessed with astronomy and soon will enter college. What are the best areas of study for a career in astronomy?