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This deep-space telescope is now 17% off in this limited time deal
31+ min ago (394+ words) Our expert tester rated the Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ telescope with an impressive review and it's now at one of its lowest prices this year in this limited-time Amazon deal. The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ is one of the best…...
on this day in space Coverage
3+ week, 3+ day ago (242+ words) By Hanneke Weitering Published 28 August 26 On Aug. 28, 1993, NASA's Galileo spacecraft flew by the asteroid Ida on its way to Jupiter. Here's why it mattered. By Hanneke Weitering Published 27 August 26 On Aug. 27, 1962, NASA launched Mariner 2, the world's first spacecraft to successfully…...
Astronomy Picture of the Day - The Sky Turns Above Paranal
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (195+ words) Explanation: At the latitude of ESO's Paranal Observatory in Chile, about 25 degrees south, Earth's rotation moves the planet's surface eastward at over 1,500 kilometers per hour. And while that's faster than the speed of sound at sea level, the motion is…...
In 1965, two radio engineers at Bell Labs spent months scraping pigeon droppings out of a giant horn antenna trying to eliminate a faint background hiss they couldn't explain, only to discover the noise was the leftover heat of the Big Bang itself, arriving from every direction at once
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (21+ words) The universe's origin story was hiding in static—and two scientists nearly missed it while cleaning up after pigeons....
NASA's new space telescope will aid hunt for 'Earth twins' and seek the fate of the universe
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (1008+ words) NASA is set to launch its latest multi-billion-dollar telescope Sunday morning, as scientists gather at Florida’s Space Coast and await liftoff with bated breath. Massive teams of engineers and scientists — including personnel from Caltech and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory — have…...
The night we nearly saw a 'blood moon' (and why I love near-misses in astronomy)
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (210+ words) Astronomy is often about being close to extraordinary things without fully experiencing them. Here's why to love partials, grazings, faint objects and other almost-events. Stargazers have trigger words — total, bright, peak, maximum, best. But observing the sky is often more…...
PHOTOS: Lunar eclipse captured on camera across Greater Victoria
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (144+ words) Published 11:46 am Friday, August 28, 2026 A partial eclipse rising over Greater Victoria inspired residents to get out in the dark and capture the scene Thursday (Aug. 28) evening. Also called a blood moon, a lunar eclipse happens when Earth moves directly between…...
Avani full moon brings rare sight as sea recedes nearly 100 feet at Tiruchendur
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Free-falling atoms in space put a new twist on Galileo’s gravity test
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (166+ words) A test on a space station reaffirms a core part of Einstein's general theory of relativity Two clouds of atoms on China’s Tiangong space station (rendering shown) fell with the same acceleration in a new experiment. An experiment made famous…...
President Honors NASA???s Artemis II Crew with Highest US Space Award
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (304+ words) President Donald J. Trump awarded NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen with the Congressional Space Medal of Honor Friday for their service during the Artemis II mission. He presented the…...