The month is packed with skywatching highlights—including two galaxies visible to the naked eye and a rare glimpse of the ...

Our vast expanse of outer space provides endless star, moon, and planet gazing opportunities that truly define the term ...

The most powerful telescope to be launched into space has made history by detecting a record number of new stars in a distant galaxy. NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, history's largest and most ...

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Astronomers from the International Centre of Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) have created the largest low-frequency radio ...

The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...

Wondering if it's a full moon tonight or if the planet Venus and Regulus star will be visible again today? Here's what to know about this weekend's celestial events. Tonight's waning crescent moon ...

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Scientists used the James Webb Space Telescope to study the unusual star-forming timeline of dwarf galaxy Leo P. Credit: NASA / ESA / CSA / Kristen McQuinn Most small galaxies that stopped making new ...

Whether it's the Northern Lights, a lunar eclipse or the Milky Way, the night sky often offers spectacular photo opportunities. But for a long time, you could only photograph such natural phenomena ...

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