NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has peered nearly 400 million miles farther into space than existing observations of an especially large planet-forming disk, and in doing so has set a new record for the most enormous-yet protoplanetary…
Want to know when each planet will be at its best or when you can catch eye-catching planetary pairings in 2026?
This guide breaks down the major planetary events of the year, from conjunctions to oppositions to close planet-star encounters.
Astronomers have found a planet-forming disk that looks like a solar system on steroids.
New images from NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope have revealed an enormous, oddly shaped disk of…
A new study published in The Astrophysical Journal by Davis astronomers reveals…
China wrapped up 2025 on a high note with 92 orbital launches, including the Tianhui-7 and Shijian-29 technology test missions. These back-to-back triumphs solidified China’s leading…
Binoculars are an amazing tool for stargazing, and they are especially useful for beginners, as they often don’t need as much astronomy knowledge as you would need for operating a telescope. They do require a steady hand, though, for detailed…
Saturn and Neptune lie close together in the evening sky. Use the brighter ringed planet to point the way to the more distant world.
Saturn continues…
For 10 years, the scientist and photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk has been observing pinnipeds (seals, sea lions and walruses) on the fragile North Sea archipelago stretching along the Dutch, German and Danish coastline. A remainder of the
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At the dawn of the 19th century, the celestial police were on patrol. They…
