Pluto reaches opposition and the Moon waxes to First Quarter as shooting stars streak through the sky this week.

Pluto reaches opposition at 3 A.M. EDT. Opposition is when objects typically appear at their best, and with no Moon in the ...

This cloud, never before seen, is thought to be an enormous arc of plasma stretching across the space between the Milky Way and our neighboring galaxy, situated 2.5 million light years away. "What ...

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The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has announced its shortlist of entries, from over 4,500 submissions. Here are a few of our favorites.

Photography and astronomy. The Astrographic Telescope used at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich for the Carte du Ciel photographic sky survey.

Pandemic sparks intergalactic interest A collective interest in astronomy skyrocketed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Acosta said. “People were inside and they got into different ...

Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2021 shortlist revealed Amy Woodyatt, CNN 1 minute read Published 12:09 PM EDT, Thu July 1, 2021 ...

Pandemic sparks intergalactic interest A collective interest in astronomy skyrocketed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Acosta said.