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A composite image showing the Full Moons in 2020 and 2021 by month.

Observing, Science, The Moon

2024 Full Moon calendar: Dates, times, types, and names

Exoplanets, Science

New exoplanet discovered in habitable zone of a multi-star system

Barry Sawchuk stands next to some of the space debris he found on his farm. Credit: Twitter/Gillian Massie/980 CJME.

Robotic Spaceflight

‘It ain’t no garbage.’ Canadian farmer finds chunks of space debris in a remote part of Saskatchewan

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JWST discovers black holes merging near the dawn of the cosmos

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This artist’s conception illustrates one of the most primitive supermassive black holes known (central black dot) at the core of a young, star-rich galaxy. Astronomers using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have uncovered two of these early objects, dating back to about 13 billion years ago. The monstrous black holes are among the most distant known, and appear to be in the very earliest stages of formation, earlier than any observed so far. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

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This 2016 Curiosity rover selfie shows the vehicle at the “Okoruso” drilling site on Mount Sharp’s Naukluft Plateau. The Martian scene is a mosaic of images taken with the arm-mounted Mars Hands Lens Imager (MAHLI). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS.

Space Exploration

Human and robotic missions are helping humanity explore our solar system and beyond.

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May 2024

The thrilling hunt for the closest black holes
Getting to know an unsung space center: SwRI
We review Unistellar’s new smart scope
Astrophotography and the art of collaboration

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The Sky This Week from May 17 to 24: The Moon visits Antares

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Four planets in the morning sky on Oct. 20, 2015

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Bok bok bok

Nicholas Clarke from Cohuna, Victoria, Australia

IC 2948 is a reflection and emission nebula in Centaurus more popularly known as the Running Chicken Nebula, associated with the open cluster IC 2944. This crop of the nebula highlights Bok globules at top center — dense clouds of gas that serve as stellar nurseries. The image represents 70 hours of data with a 17-inch scope.