Astronomy day 2025 is upon us! To celebrate, we've picked six targets to emphasize the variety and scale of objects visible in the night sky that will make for a beautiful and rewarding sight, whether ...
The article presents *Astronomy magazine's* 15th annual selection of 35 "Star Products," curated to highlight innovative and practical gear for amateur astronomers. The compilation encompasses a ...
The results were published July 14 in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. Mapping the wave Gaia mapped the speeds and motions of stars for nearly a dozen years. In 2020, the telescope observed that ...
Rising around midnight and nearly 50° high in the south two hours before sunrise is Orion the Hunter, one of autumn’s premier constellations. As the season progresses, Orion will rise earlier and ...
ON THE global stage of celestial celebration, International Astronomy Day on October 4 has taken on a special significance, with South African cosmologist Prof Yin-Zhe Ma being honoured for his ...
The yellow tells the story of the center of NGC 6000, where stars are old, small and relatively cool. These stars have been shining for billions of years. In astronomy, cool stars are red, while the ...
"We already see indications of cracks in the standard model." Are we living in a simulation? Well, the jury's out on that one. But humans do create simulations all the time. In fact, the Euclid ...
The Indian Knowledge System (IKS) division under the Union education ministry has announced two student competitions –– one to create miniature, working models of ancient astronomical instruments to ...
Skygazers will be treated to a Harvest Moon on October 7, when the full moon closest to the autumn equinox rises over the United States. The lunar event will appear brighter and more colorful than ...