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Stars lost to history

Star maps and charts are a mainstay of both amateur and professional sky observers. Whether it's on a simple seasonal map or ...
"A bit like dinosaurs on Earth — they were enormous and primitive. And they had short lives, living for just a quarter of a ...
In this visualization of stars observed by ESA's Gaia mission, the "frequency of the rotating and pulsating stars was ...
A vast ring of rocky leftovers between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid belt preserves clues to how the planets — and Earth ...
Astronomers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and UCLA will develop a next-generation instrument for detecting and ...
Billy Henry helps bring the stars within reach in his role as the host of StarDate, which airs on public radio stations ...
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has released detailed plans for a major survey that will reveal our home galaxy ...
A passing daydream sparked what would become the newest artwork displayed inside the 129-year-old University of Illinois Observatory.