Mars is an inhospitable desert planet. Billions of years ago, things were different. In Jezero Crater, for example, fed by a ...

Discover the best dark sky preserves for autumn stargazing, from Utah’s canyons to Pennsylvania’s forests, perfect for meteor showers and cosmic wonder.

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A group of astronomers headed by Paulo Cortes, a scientist at the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Radio Astronomy ...

New simulations suggest dark matter could explain the mysterious gamma-ray glow at the Milky Way’s center. The findings show that the galaxy’s early mergers may have shaped dark matter in a way that ...

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Adaptive optics systems enhance ground-based astronomy and remote spectroscopy by correcting atmospheric turbulence, enabling ...

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If you’ve ever wanted to know what you’re actually looking at, or just wanted to find cool things like the International ...

Earth’s turbulent atmosphere makes it hard to detect new planets from the ground. Astronomer Rebecca Jensen-Clem is working ...

We were suffering from Stage IV cabin fever, so I suggested a trip down to the new John Glenn open-air observatory, located somewhere in Hocking County and we are lucky to have found the place on the ...