Why does everything look flat even though the Earth is round?
Even from space, you wouldn’t detect something important about Earth’s shape: It’s not perfectly round. It’s actually a ...
NASA4d
Hubble Captures a Galaxy with Many Lights
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1672, a barred spiral galaxy located 49 million light-years from ...
What’s That Really Bright ‘Star’ In The East After Dark?
There's a bright "star" shining in the east after dark. It's Jupiter, which is now approaching it's biggest, brightest and ...
Astronomy6d
Learn the difference between common astronomical terms
This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.
Smithsonian Magazine7d
The Six Most Amazing Discoveries We’ve Made About Neptune
Despite the lack of a dedicated mission to the planet, scientists have learned plenty through ground observations and space ...
Astronomy on MSN7d
Universe, Discovered: Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS still a naked eye object - barely
Stellar Stories Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS now a faint naked-eye object Moving across the constellation Ophiuchus in the evening ...
Philadelphia Mag8d
Guns, God, and Greeley: Three Days in a Poconos MAGA Cult
A scene from the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival 2024 in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania. Donald Trump supporters showed ...
Skywatch: November is a stargazer’s paradise
What an autumn it’s been for stargazing all around the world. Between the frequent Aurora and Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas and all ...
Under the Grand Canyon's dark skies, an astronomer finds a universe of real stars
Growing up in Long Beach, California, his parents adhered to a creationist view of the universe. But young Koerner caught ...
Week& on MSN9mon
Here's What to Look for in the Night Sky (Besides Stars)
Stargazing has got to be the easiest hobby in the galaxy. All you have to do is get somewhere really dark, away from any light pollution and look up at a clear night sky. While simply staring up at ...