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USA, the stars and astronomy???
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (585+ words) The Star-Spangled Republic argues America's history can be told through the story of its astronomy Why...Eran Shalev argues the answers lie in what he calls ‘political astronomy’....His book, The Star-Spangled Republic: Political Astronomy and the Rise of the…...
Seeing the Blood Moon this week? Here are 9 key things you need to know about the lunar eclipse
2+ week, 6+ day ago (608+ words) timings for the 27/28 August 2026 lunar eclipse August 2026 is proving to be a spectacular month for astronomy...(plus the peak of the Perseid meteor shower), the summer 2026 stargazing calendar culminates this week...Here's everything you need to know to view this…...
This week's lunar eclipse shows Earth isn't flat. Here's how to prove it yourself
2+ week, 5+ day ago (949+ words) a round, spherical object As you’re probably aware by now, there’s a lunar eclipse coming up this week...
this week a hi-tech telescope spotted an asteroid, then watched it hit Earth
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (461+ words) Planetary defence scientists caught an asteroid smashing into Earth off the coast of Australia this week...
The USA and Canada will get a Blood Moon lunar eclipse next week. Here's how to see it
3+ week, 5+ day ago (799+ words) How to see the August 2026 lunar eclipse from North America The USA and Canada may have largely missed out on the August 12, 2026 solar eclipse (compared to their European neighbours), but are going to be treated instead to a pretty remarkable…...
This week's Sturgeon Moon 2026 will be a lunar eclipse. Here's how to see the Blood Moon in August
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (676+ words) See the Sturgeon Moon rise, then follow the Moon across the southern sky as it undergoes a partial lunar eclipse. The 2026 Sturgeon Moon will rise on 28 August, giving moongazers across the world the chance to see a beautiful full Moon…...
One of the world's darkest paints makes everything look like a black hole??? and it could save our night sky
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (224+ words) Will a new paint job stop satellites ruining ground-based astronomy?...of the world’s darkest coatings suggests it could dramatically reduce the impact of satellites on astronomy...
A strange, dark object is warping the Universe. Scientists still don???t know what it is
1+ week, 4+ day ago (502+ words) such a large distance from us," says Chris Fassnacht, professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy...at the University of California, Davis, a co-author on the study published in Nature Astronomy....
Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it's much wider than they thought
1+ week, 1+ day ago (266+ words) Publishing in Astronomy & Astrophysics, the international team measured the distances to dust clouds...
Science says we're not special. But here's why that could be wrong??? and why we should be thankful we've not been swallowed by the Sun
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (587+ words) If astronomy has taught us anything over the last few centuries, it’s this: rather than being the centre...