In the early evening on March 5, watch our satellite pass by a famous bright star cluster: the Pleiades (M45).

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Mar. 11, 2025 — A new study presents a compelling new model for the formation of super-Earths and mini-Neptunes -- planets that are 1 to 4 times the size of Earth and among the most common in ...

Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), astronomers have performed high-resolution observations of a nearby pulsar wind nebula in the supernova remnant G11.2−0.3. Results of the ...

Xfinity X1 customers can say “to the moon” into their voice remote to access live coverage of the landing and mission.

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I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

Astronomy and planetary science are the study of objects and phenomena that occur beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. This includes investigating stars and their interaction with each other and the ...