This annual showcase highlights some of the world's best space photography, with winners, runners-up, and highly commended ...

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When the biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years hit Earth in May 2024, photographer Kavan Chay was in Tumbledown Bay, New ...

Galaxies, Auroras, the Moon, our Sun, planets and more – the Royal Observatory Greenwich reveals the winners of the ZWO ...

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The winners of the annual WO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition have been announced. Check them out ...

In 1925, Edwin Hubble's observation of Cepheid variables in the Andromeda galaxy revolutionized astronomy, proving the existence of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. This discovery, aided by telescopes ...

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Amazon is offering 27% off the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ. Perfect for watching Saturn's opposition on Sept. 20.

The winners this year are photographers Weitang Liang, Qi Yang, and Chuhong Yu with a fantastic, fiery view of the core of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The complicated structure at the centre of the Butterfly Nebula, NGC 6302. There is a bright source at the centre that is surrounded by greenish nebulosity and several looping lines in cream, orange ...