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By Apr 16, 2021
Science

The world needs dark skies more than ever. Here’s why.

Dark Sky Places help us imagine a world where we can all see the night sky.
By Feb 26, 2021
Space

Check out the most extensive map of black holes ever

This photo isn’t of your typical starry night—each one of these dots is a supermassive black hole.
By Feb 17, 2021
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Cold weather is the best time to look at—and photograph—the night sky

Grab your coat and your camera, then head out under the stars.
By Jan 11, 2021
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Behold six galactic collisions, masterfully captured by Hubble

The mergers can teach us about how stars are born.
By Dec 25, 2020
Space

The best space stories of 2020

In the midst of a pandemic, we still sent astronauts back into space, broke off pieces of two asteroids, stared...
By Dec 16, 2020
Space

Stars are dying all across the galaxy—why don’t we see them?

Humanity has recorded five nearby supernovae. But we might have missed a few.
By Dec 10, 2020
Space

Aliens could be talking to us right now. This scientist is listening.

Sofia Sheikh’s network is investigating more than a million stars for signs of extraterrestrial life.
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Beautiful night-sky maps for any aspiring astronomer

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By Nov 30, 2020
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We still don’t really know what’s inside the sun—but that could change very soon

Researchers built super-sensitive chambers inside of mountains to study our host star.
By Oct 21, 2020
Space

Meet the disk-shaped halo of hot gas you currently live in

The size and shape of the Milky Way’s halo may hold clues to the history of our universe.