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After completing what it said was a “thorough assessment,” the FAA on Wednesday ordered SpaceX to investigate...
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Ahead of what observers anticipate will be the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history, SpaceX debuted...
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As winter’s brilliant stars slip toward the western horizon and the constellations of spring climb higher, Northern...
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One of the most important eclipses in history happened in 1919. This particular eclipse cut a path...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 28: Scorpius holds...
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Katelyn Beecroft from London, Ontario, Canada The Monkey Head Nebula (NGC 2174) lies roughly 5,000 light-years away...
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Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday, May 29An hour after sunset...
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When organizers of the 1933 World’s Fair in Chicago wanted a splashy and futuristic way to kick...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 26: Enter Endymion...
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Vikas Chander from New Delhi, India; taken from Río Hurtado, Chile RCW 27 occupies the center of...
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May 25 and 26, 1959, saw the first meeting of the Research Steering Committee on Manned Space...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 25: Three planets...
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This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to find the Ring Nebula in the...
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When President John F. Kennedy addressed a joint session of Congress on May 25, 1961, he spoke...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 24: Egeria slides...
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Born Feb. 19, 1473, in Poland, Nicolaus Copernicus was raised by his uncle, Bishop Lucas Watzenrode, who...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 23: View Vallis...
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The shimmering curtains of the northern and southern lights — aurora borealis and aurora australis, respectively —...
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On May 23, 1967, a highly active sunspot region, McMath Region 8818, produced a series of solar...
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Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. May 22: Busy moons...