ASTRONOMY & OBSERVING NEWS

Galaxies

Astronomers Use AI to Investigate Quasars and Galaxies Galore

By: Monica Young April 14, 2021

An artist's impression of a gas cloud as it passes the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.

Black Holes

Flares from the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole

By: AAS Nova April 12, 2021

Crescent Moon with Aldebaran and Pleiades, April 15-16, 2021

Celestial News & Events

This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 9 – 17

By: Alan MacRobert April 9, 2021

DF2, an apparently dark matter-less galaxy

Galaxies

New Distances Support Idea of Dark Matter–less Galaxies

By: Govert Schilling April 14, 2021

New distances to two dwarf galaxies with unusually spread-out stars support the idea that these galaxies have little to no dark matter.

Celestial News & Events

T–3 Years Until the 2024 Total Solar Eclipse

By: Jamie Carter April 8, 2021

Celestial News & Events

Seeking the Origins of Galactic Stellar Streams

By: AAS Nova April 6, 2021

Astronomy and Society

Discover the Night: International Dark Sky Week is Here!

By: Diana Hannikainen April 5, 2021

Milky Way

Tibet Observatory Confirms Existence of Galactic PeVatrons

By: Govert Schilling April 2, 2021

observing guides

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 9 – 17

By: Alan MacRobert April 9, 2021

Night Sky Sights

Make the Most of Comet ATLAS

By: Bob King April 7, 2021

The waning Moon passes under Saturn and Jupiter at dawn, April 6-7, 2021

This Week's Sky At a Glance

This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 2 – 10

By: Alan MacRobert April 2, 2021

Sky Tour Astronomy Podcast

April: Follow the Moon

By: J. Kelly Beatty April 1, 2021

Where to Look Tonight

This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 9 – 17

Arcturus ascends in the east as Sirius sinks in the southwest. Orion tilts further as the Dipper rides high. And this week Mars threads the horntips of Taurus, closely followed by the crescent Moon.

where to look

April: Follow the Moon

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Lake Erie Nature & Science Center Astronomy Club

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