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Feb 14

Astronomers Find New Clues About the Dead Rocket On Course to Hit the Moon

They first thought it was a dead SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage. Turns out they were wrong.
By Sissi Cao
Jun 2

Today’s Google Doodle Honors Frank Kameny LGBTQ Trailblazer and Astronomer

Kameny was fired in the 50s because of a federal ban on LGBTQ employees, and has spent his life since fighting for queer rights.
By Helen Holmes
Mar 29

Scientists Locate Remains of Alien Planet Buried Deep Inside Earth

Pieces of the planet may also exist in the moon.
By Sissi Cao
An artist’s concept of interstellar object ‘Oumuamua as it passed through the solar system after its discovery in October 2017.
Mar 17

Alien Visitor Theory Goes Bust as Scientist Discover Mysterious Comet’s Origin

By Sissi Cao
Dec 13

Hubble Space Telescope Discovers Clues to ‘Planet Nine’ From a Distant Exoplanet

By Sissi Cao
Oct 23

Cornell Scientists Find 1,000 Nearby Stars Where Aliens Could Be Watching Us

By Sissi Cao
Oct 5

Mars Is Super Close to Earth This Month—How to See It in Night Sky

By Sissi Cao
Aug 26

Over 250 Scientists Warn SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Could Ruin Important Research

By Sissi Cao
Nov 13

Star(link) Gazing: How to Spot a SpaceX Satellite With the Naked Eye

By Sissi Cao
Could aliens on exoplanets observe Earth?
Sep 12

Aliens on 9 Planets Could Be Watching Earth Using Human Technology

By John Bonazzo
Revellers watch the sunrise as they celebrate the pagan festival of Summer Solstice at Stonehenge in Wiltshire, southern England on June 21, 2015. The festival, which dates back thousands of years, celebrates the longest day of the year when the sun is at its maximum elevation. Modern druids and people gather at the landmark Stonehenge every year to see the sun rise on the first morning of summer.
Jun 20

The Scientific Discovery That Explains Stonehenge and the Summer Solstice

By Alanna Martinez
Most telescopes can't actually see much at all.
Apr 27

A New Telescope Makes It Possible to View 300,000 Formerly Unseen Galaxies in Detail

By Sage Lazzaro
Saturn and its rings backlit by the sun, which is blocked by the planet in this view. Encircling the planet and inner rings is the much more extended E-ring.
Apr 26

Water, Weather, New Worlds: Cassini Mission Revealed Saturn’s Secrets

By Dan Reisenfeld
Turkey's Göbekli Tepe temple complex.
Apr 21

Ancient Stone Carvings Confirm Comet Strike Caused Civilization as We Know It

By Alanna Martinez
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in action.
Jan 11

Chile’s ‘Very Large Telescope’ Is Getting an Update to Become a Planet Hunter

By John Bonazzo
Stars
Dec 2

Researchers May Have Solved the Mystery of ‘Ghost Galaxies’

By Michael Sainato
BOULBY, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 20: A sign points the way to the Deep Underground Science facility
Aug 11

Search in Antarctica for Dark Matter ‘Ghost Particle’ Comes Up Empty

By Michael Sainato
Illustration of the merger of two black holes and the gravitational waves that ripple outward as the black holes spiral toward each other.
Jun 20

Scientists Continue to Observe Ancient Celestial Events Using Gravitational Waves

By Robin Seemangal
Theoretical Astrophysicist Kip Thorne working with Jessica Chastain on the set of Interstellar
Apr 26

Physicist Kip Thorne Discusses Gravitational Waves, the Science Behind ‘Interstellar’

By Robin Seemangal
Feb 9

The Man Who ‘Killed Pluto’ May Have Found a Replacement

By Michael Sainato
(Screengrab: TED.com)
Aug 31

The Beginning of the Universe Might Be Visible With This New Telescope

By Sage Lazzaro
Astronomy magazine
Feb 19

A Media Galaxy Far, Far Away: <em>Astronomy</em> Lands In New York

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
It's a bomber! It's a drone! NOPE YOU GUYS, JUST JUPITER #LOLZ
Jul 29

Indian Army Spots Chinese ‘Drones,’ Realizes ‘Drones’ are Actually Planets

By Jordyn Taylor
Stay out of this.
May 29

Today is One of Two ‘Manhattanhenge’ Days

By Daniel D'Addario
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