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Dave Doctor from Las Cruces, New Mexico The emission nebula Sharpless 2–284 lies roughly 15,000 light-years away...
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For the July 2026 issue of Astronomy, we’re bringing you our first ever digital-only issue, with all...
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In 1878, Williamina Fleming immigrated to Boston from Scotland with her husband – but he abandoned her...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 20: The Moon...
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 20, 2026 On May 15, Astronomy magazine announced the 2026 Astronomy Magazine Astrophotography...
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After 40+ years of development, design, construction, and delays, the Hubble Space Telescope launched on April 24,...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 19: Three in...
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Arnaud Malleval M82, also known as the Cigar Galaxy, lies about 12 million light-years away in Ursa...
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On May 19, 1939, Francis “Dick” Scobee was born in Washington State. Scobee joined the Air Force...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 18: The Moon...
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Mission Highlight: SMILE The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) are targeting...
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When deep-sky observers contemplate the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), the Milky Way’s largest satellite galaxy, they immediately...
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This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to look to the western sky on...
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On May 18, 1976, the visitors center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, opened...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 17: Glimpse the...
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On May 17, 1882, an eclipse trekked across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Many scientists gathered...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 16: Whale watching...
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Nicknamed the “Mother of Hubble,” Nancy Grace Roman spent years pushing for the use of the newest...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 15: A double...
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There comes a point in many astrophotographers’ lives when we realize that our standard DSLR just isn’t...