Will Earth have 2 moons orbiting it? Astronomers explain the 'quasi-moon'

Quasi-moons are not real moons and don't actually orbit the Earth, although they sometimes appear to do so for short periods ...
Nature

Major telescope hosts world’s largest digital camera: how it will transform astronomy

This might sound like an obvious thing for a professional stargazer to say. But astrophysicist Federica Bianco was reacting to something extraordinary — the first full-colour picture from a telescope ...
Scientific American

NASA’s First-Ever Alien-Hunting Space Telescope Could Enlighten Our New Dark Age

The Habitable Worlds Observatory is poised to tell us whether Earth-like planets are common—if it can get off the ground ...
Astronomy

IAU’s ‘100 Hours of Astronomy’ celebrates 100 years of the planetarium

The International Astronomical Union Office for Astronomy Outreach (IAU OAO) and the International Planetarium Society (IPS) will jointly host "100 Hours of Astronomy," a global event from October 2-5 ...
Nature

Cake to the rescue: how these PhD students are cooking up a sense of community

At the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada, the CGSS runs a charity bake sale three times a year. For ...
Popular Science

18 awesome images from the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year awards

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Astrophotography can make you feel two very different things: tiny ...