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Adolf Schaller

Legendary space artist Adolf Schaller dies at 68

NGC 2623 is a great example of what a pair of interacting galaxies looks like, 260 million light-years distant. Galaxies need mergers or other cosmic events to perturb different regions and trigger star formation and galaxy evolution.

Survivors from the Milky Way’s birth

Perseid meteors

Observing, Upcoming Events

How to watch the Perseids, 2024’s best meteor shower

The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the nearest major galaxy, and spans a width equivalent to more than six Full Moons.

Deep-Sky Objects

How to grasp the scale of the cosmos from your backyard

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s secondary mirror is now in place

Map of Io's hot spots

Science, Solar System

First-of-its-kind map of Io’s volcanoes hints at subsurface magma ocean

How legendary dark-sky advocate David Crawford sparked the fight against light pollution

Telescopes and Equipment

Find cool products this hot month

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Emily Calandrelli: Science TV host is reaching for the stars

The Moon's surface

Science, Solar System

Meteorite strikes create the Moon’s atmosphere

In Kosovo, a new public observatory opens eyes — and hearts

Exploring the Moon with Robert Reeves

Observing, The Moon

Read these two great new Moon books from Robert Reeves