The vantage point at Cerro Pachón, with its dark skies and high-altitude clarity, enhances the richness of the image.

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Researchers used the MIRI instrument onboard the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to identify the presence of ultraviolet ...

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This month will bring some striking celestial sights, including one of the year’s best meteor showers and a glowing ...

For many years now, our magazine has held a wonderful public star party event in what could be termed the capital of astronomy in the United States, Tucson, Arizona. The public is welcome at this ...

FROSTI is a new adaptive optics system that precisely corrects distortions in LIGO’s mirrors caused by extreme laser power.

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If the moon looks a bit bigger, it’s not your imagination. The last supermoon of the year is making its appearance on ...

The article recounts the author's personal journey into astronomy, highlighting several influential beginner astronomy guidebooks from various eras, including "Stars: A Guide to the Constellations," ...