Super new moon won't be visible in Texas, but stars will. See map of dark sky communities
A super new moon won't be seen in Texas, but stars will be brighter than ever Saturday. Does Texas have any dark sky communities for stargazing?
7 night sky events to see in April, from a meteor shower to the ‘pink moon’
The moon dims, the meteors fly, and the planets dance—these are the most exciting celestial events happening this month.
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In a Sky Full of Satellites, Astronomers Find Creative Ways to Observe the Stars
Swarms of satellites launched by SpaceX and other companies are disrupting astronomical observations. Here's how scientists ...
Webb Telescope Captures Neptune’s Long-Hidden Auroras in Stunning Detail
Long-Sought Auroral Glow Finally Emerges Under Webb’s Powerful Gaze Neptune lies in the cold, dark reaches of the outer edges of our solar system, about 3 billion miles from the Sun, at the farthest ...
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The Sky This Week from March 28 to April 4: Greet the First Quarter Moon
Plus: A solar eclipse and an occultation of the Pleiades as our satellite skims through several constellations in the sky ...
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So long, Gaia: Europe officially retires prolific star-mapping space telescope
In January, the European Space Agency (ESA) shut down Gaia's science operations, as the spacecraft's fuel reserves were ...
NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals First Look at Neptune's Aurora — Leading to a New Mystery
NASA’s James Webb telescope is offering a new look at Neptune’s aurora, leading to a new mystery involving the eighth planet ...
NASA's First-Ever Image Of Neptune's Glowing Auroras Is A Stunner
(if going by patent filings) of the telescope to finally see Neptune's auroras, and it's thanks to NASA's James Webb Space ...
Neptune’s auroras are captured in great detail by NASA’s Webb telescope
NAS's James Webb Space Telescope has captured Neptune’s glowing auroras in the best detail yet. Hints of auroras were first ...
Farewell to Gaia, the Milky Way’s Cartographer
After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.
Webb telescope captures weird auroras on Neptune for the first time
Webb has filled in many gaps left by Voyager 2, the only spacecraft to visit the planet. In 2022, the telescope captured ...
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A decade of starry skies: Reimers Observatory celebrates 10 years
Reimers Observatory has offered a space for visitors to view starry skies and participate in various educational programming.