Space astronomy is under threat from 'megaconstellations'

They rely on detailed and precise images of distant space to better understand our universe.Already, many of those images ...
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Scientists capture 51 images showing exoplanets coming together around other stars: 'This data set is an astronomical treasure'

The Very Large Telescope's SPHERE instrument captured unprecedented images of 51 dusty rings shaping young planetary systems.
LAist

Meteor showers, massive moons and more: Winter astronomy events to look up for

As the night grows long and the winter solstice approaches, there’s a host of astronomical events to watch out for, including ...
The Daily Northwestern

After northern lights grace campus horizons, astronomy and physics professors shed light on how they occur

Growing up in a small town in Pennsylvania, astronomy and physics Prof. Michael Smutko could see the Milky Way alongside “hundreds and hundreds” of stars above him every night. “(Space) was just ...
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Professor Of Astronomy Explains Why You Can't Fire Your Enemies Straight Into The Sun

First up, just pointing a rocket at the Sun and blasting as hard as you can would result in a wild miss. The main problem you face, other than capturing your enemy and/or convincing them to step into ...

First of Its Kind: Webb Telescope Spots a Planet Losing Its Atmosphere

Using the JWST, an international team featuring UNIGE scientists has detected enormous clouds of helium streaming away from ...

TJC Planetarium lights up holidays with space-themed Christmas shows

The Earth & Space Science Center of Tyler Junior College is ready to celebrate the holiday season with the East Texas ...

An adolescent growth spurt in young stars helps giant planets form

Stars form in massive clouds of gas called molecular clouds. As they form, they accrete gas from these clouds, and as the ...