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Do Glaciers on Mercury Suggest Such a Planet Could Be Habitable?
Salt glaciers on Mercury suggest conditions friendly to life — but not life itself — might once have existed on the innermost planet.
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Where to Look Tonight
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 24 – December 3
This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 24 – December 3
This Tuesday the 28th we will see the Moon rise in twilight as far north as it possibly can. Do you know why?
where to lookNovember Podcast: Horse, Dolphin, Arrow, and Fish
Sky Tour Podcast
With Jupiter and Saturn leading the way each evening, you can use this month’s Sky Tour podcast to track down some lesser-known constellations — and the most distant celestial object that you can see with just your eyes!
Subscribe NowTo the Stars, Through (or Despite) Hardship
To the Stars, Through (or Despite) Hardship
Ad astra per aspera — to the stars through hardship. The saying applies universally, but personally, it might hit home in different ways.
Read moreOur Community
Astronomers often spend their time lost among the stars, but the science of astronomy and the hobby of stargazing are also communal affairs. So, don’t be a stranger—find a group to get involved with today!
Editor's PICKS
Photographer: Andreaiorio
Barnard 33, The Horsehead Nebula
Photographer: Kenneth Brassard
Photographer: massimo.difusco
Photographer: Vincenzo Mirabella
Active Region 3477, Huge Filaments
Photographer: Jim Militello
Photographer: Sean Liang
Photographer: khosro777
The Flying Bat Nebula and the Squid Nebula
Photographer: Alson Wong
Photographer: johrich
Annular Eclipse 14 October 2023
Photographer: William-Sager
Photographer: Jeff Phillips
Photographer: Sean Liang
Annular Solar Eclipse in H-Alpha
Photographer: rsaade
Partial solar eclipse over the Salish Sea.
Photographer: Olivier-Lardiere
Photographer: Luigi Morrone
Photographer: David Ek
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The Drama Next Door
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Distant Dozen
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E. M. Antoniadi: The Astronomer Who Decoded Mars
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