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Explore the Night with Bob King
Comet Hartley Comes Home Again; Gegenschein-gazing
Get acquainted with Comet 103P/Hartley. It's been a dozen years since its last bright apparition. While you're at it challenge yourself to spot the elusive gegenschein.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Osiris-REX Capsule Returns Samples of Asteroid Bennu to Earth
Samples taken from the asteroid Bennu are now safely on Earth.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Is the Day 12 Hours Long on the Equinox? It's Complicated
The Earth's atmosphere and the large size of the solar disk result in unequal days and nights, even on the equinox.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
X-ray, Moon Missions Launch from Japan
In an ambitious mission pairing, Japan launched a next-generation X-ray observatory and an innovative lunar lander.
Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis
Cosmic Recovery
Maybe deliberate experiences of joy and awe should be standard in any post-op plan.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Action-packed Sky: Saturn, Comet Nishimura, and More
September is Saturn's time to shine. We also check on Comet Nishimura — now at 5th magnitude and still brightening — and look forward to a dramatic asteroid occultation. Not to mention that Jupiter just took another hit.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
India Launches Aditya L1 Solar Observatory
India’s first dedicated solar science mission Aditya L1 heads spaceward.
Explore the Night with Bob King
New Comet Nishimura May Become Naked-Eye Bright
Comet Nishimura is quickly brightening in the morning sky and may be faintly visible with the naked eye next month. And on August 24th observers in North America will be treated to an occultation of Antares.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
India’s Chandrayaan 3 Lands on the Moon; Russia's Luna 25 Crashes
In a first, India’s Chandrayaan 3 soft-lands in the lunar south pole region of the Moon.
The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle
Black Hole May Have Formed by Direct Collapse
Astronomers may have spotted a supermassive black hole in the early universe that formed when a gargantuan gas cloud imploded.
Cosmic Relief with David Grinspoon
Seeing Through the Smoke
The near-term haze of climate disasters obscures our possible futures. But long-term trends leave room for optimism.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Get Ready for a Great Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseids are here! With no Moon to spoil the show it's time to break out the lawn chairs, sit back, and watch the comet dust fly.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Russia Heads for the Moon for the First Time Since 1976
The launch of Russia’s Luna 25 lander heralds the nation’s return to lunar and planetary exploration.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
India's Chandrayaan 3 Reaches for the Moon (Updates with Video)
India is headed back to the Moon with its ambitious new Chandrayaan 3 mission.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Contact Briefly Lost with Voyager 2
NASA detected a faint "heartbeat" signal from Voyager 2, after an erroneous command caused the spacecraft to lose contact with Earth.
Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis
Taking Deep Breaths of Starlight
Amateur astronomy need not be a race through an astronomical task list, but rather a kindling of joy.
Explore the Night with Bob King
View the Thin Crescent of Venus
With Venus approaching inferior conjunction in August here's a foolproof way to follow its thinning crescent as the planet transitions from Evening Star to Morning Star.
Explore the Night with Bob King
See Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in Outburst!
Comet Pons-Brooks, a dim comet on its way to a great apparition next spring, suddenly sprang into action overnight, brightening by five magnitudes. Now you can see it in a 4-inch telescope.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Time-lapse Animations Reveal a Universe in Transformation
Deep-sky objects may appear static throughout our lifetime but by carefully "blinking" archival and current images we can discern real changes in their appearance.
Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis
Let There Be Dark
Fighting light pollution, one mini star party at a time.
