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23 Incredible Prize-Winning Astronomy Pictures
The Royal Observatory shared with us the winners and notable mentions of the competition. Their des…
Kamelia Angelova
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The 11 Best Astronomy Apps For Amateur Star Gazers
We've browsed through some of the top-rated astronomy apps and put together a list of the ones that…
Kelly Dickerson
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The 11 Best Astronomy Apps For Amateur Star Gazers
We've browsed through some of the top-rated astronomy apps and put together a list of the ones that…
Kelly Dickerson
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Famous UC Berkeley astronomy professor reportedly resigning after sexual harassment controversy
Mr. Marcy, she says, would isolate a female student in his lab or find a way to talk to her private…
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33 spectacular photos from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year shortlist
Multiple photos featuring the night sky, planets, stars, galaxies, and aurorae made the shortlist. …
Zoë Ettinger
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UC Berkeley astronomy professors call for famous colleague to leave faculty after violating sexual harassment policy
We, the undersigned UC Berkeley Astronomy faculty, write to make clear that sexual harassment has n…
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The best astronomy pictures of the year are gorgeous reminders that we live on a rock that drifts through space
The overall winner is shown above. The picture netted photographer Brad Goldpoint nearly $13,000 in…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX asked a major European astronomy group for a meeting after it published a concerning paper about Starlink's effects on telescopes
In general Williams said ESO coordinates contact with commercial space companies through working gr…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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SpaceX just launched 57 new Starlink satellites with sun visors to make them less bright. A scientist says that won't stop them from interfering with astronomy.
The skies could soon be crawling with tens of thousands of false stars. Making those satellites dim…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The most mind-blowing space and astronomy pictures of 2017
Some images take us on a billion-year journey back in time. Others bring the blue marble of our hom…
Dave Mosher
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This inflammatory email has split the astronomy community in two
The mostly private feud among astronomers reached a very public climax when University of Californi…
Kelly Dickerson
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This giant telescope has split the astronomy community in two
The 14,000-foot summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii is the chosen home for what will be the world's large…
Kelly Dickerson
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Famous astronomy professor had a 'playbook' for picking up female students, another professor claims
Mr. Marcy, she says, would isolate a female student in his lab or find a way to talk to her private…
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This Is What The Sun Looks Like During A Solar Eclipse
But this composite view shows an image of the sun as it looked behind the moon, combined with the o…
Jennifer Welsh
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This is the most baffling question on a new test of Americans' basic science knowledge
If Pew wanted to know if survey respondents could correctly distinguish astronomy from astrology, t…
Rebecca Harrington
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The largest astronomy image of all time reveals something amazing
Generated from five years of observations in one of the driest places on Earth, the image is of our…
Jessica Orwig
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NASA is putting an 'artificial star' in orbit around Earth
NASA plans to launch a mini satellite into Earth's orbit that could revolutionize astronomy as we k…
Jessica Orwig
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Crazy Image Shows What North America Would Look Like On Jupiter
Well, you could easily fit all of the moons and every other planet in the solar system inside of Ju…