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When someone emails me asking to link to a site of theirs, I tend to ignore the email. Too much spam! But I'll make an exception here, for sure. Check out Sky-Map. It's an interactive all-sky map, and ...
It's easy to get lost in a clear night sky full of stars. It can feel like a random mess of lights without a little guidance. Once you're able to identify a few constellations though, the sky starts ...
Astronomers using data from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) telescopes have released a new all-sky map of the outermost region of our galaxy. Known as the galactic halo, this area lies outside ...
The race to uncover the secrets of the Universe is on: NASA's most recent astrophysics space telescope has begun returning data, and unlike what's happening with other telescope projects, absolutely ...
If you want to catch a (somewhat) rare planetary alignment in the night sky, find a clear area without much light pollution and set your gaze to the west right after sunset this evening. There, you’ll ...
After about six weeks of checkouts, calibrations, and tests, the Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization, and Ices Explorer (SPHEREx) space telescope has finally and ...
This story was updated with the most recent satellite images available. Check back for updates as the solar eclipse develops. Editor’s note: This story is part of The Dallas Morning News’ coverage of ...
A bright, yellowish spot in the morning sky is actually Mercury making a rare daytime appearance. Here's how to see it at its highest and brightest this week. When you purchase through links on our ...
Cosmologists have long been on the hunt for dark matter, which makes up 80 percent of the mass in the universe, and yet is still mysterious. As its name suggests, dark matter doesn’t emit light, ...