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End of journey for NJ meteorite

Explore the Night with Bob King

Scientists Confirm: Meteorite Crashed Into New Jersey Home

A rock that crashed through the roof of a house in New Jersey proved to be the real thing — a chunk spalled from a 4.5 billion-year-old asteroid.

Coronal aurora blast

Explore the Night with Bob King

Lie Back, Look Up, and Find Your Zenith Stars

When you want to relax under the stars there's no better way than on your back looking up at the zenith. We explore what's overhead and discover there's more than one zenith up there.

ANSMET

Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

Magnets Are Bad News for Meteorites

Common handheld magnets can erase crucial data in ancient meteorites.

Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis

Galaxy Quest!

When clouds get in your way, you may find consolation in knowing that the universe is still out there, waiting for your to discover it.

bright dot with stream with bright edges and mostly empty interior shooting out from it, with a zoom on the bright dot showing it's a ring

The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle

First Image of Black Hole Shadow and Jet Together

For the first time, astronomers have seen how the big plasma jet shot out by a supermassive black hole connects to the material falling into the black hole.

Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

Japanese Mission Attempts Moon Landing, Falls Silent (Update)

The Hakuto R lander, built by Tokyo-based iSpace, was to be a commercial mission to the Moon, but it has yet to phone home on landing day.

29-hour-old Moon

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See the Young Moon and the Lyrid Meteor Shower

We have an exciting week ahead with a crescent Moon that might break your observing record followed by a well-timed Lyrid meteor shower.

two glowing orange rings, one thick, one thin

The Black Hole Files with Camille Carlisle

The First Black Hole Image, Take Two

A new analysis of Event Horizon Telescope data sharpens our view of the glowing gas encircling the black hole.

a light grey circle with tentrils coming off it against a dark grey background

Cosmic Relief with David Grinspoon

Venus Lives!

Don’t disbelieve the hype: New evidence for active volcanic vents on our sister planet is convincing.

JUICE

Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

European JUICE Mission Launches for Jupiter

The European Space Agency’s first dedicated mission to the icy moons of Jupiter has launched successfully.

Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

Artemis 2 Crew Selection, Mission Update

NASA has announced the names for the Artemis 2 crew headed to the Moon in 2024. Meanwhile, the Artemis program as a whole is taking shape.

Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis

Cosmic Coregulation

Connection to the night sky can ease stress and give us a feeling of security.

Lunarisms locator

Explore the Night with Bob King

Pleasures of Lunar Pareidolia

Do you still see animal shapes in clouds? If so, you'll enjoy doing the same with the Moon, home to the Moon Maiden, a giant pair of scissors, and other fantastic specters of light and shadow.

rover

Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

Rosalind Franklin Rover Targeting 2028 Launch to Mars

The European Space Agency is working to get its ambitious Mars rover back on track after complex delays.

C/2023 A3 orbit

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Anticipating Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS (C/2023 A3)

Newly discovered Comet C/2023 A3 might reach naked-eye brightness when it flies past Earth in 2024. Check out our forecast of what to expect to see in the months ahead.

Big Dipper

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Tell Time with the Big Dipper; See Ceres Transit a Spiral Galaxy

Phone battery dead? Learn how to tell time with the Big Dipper. Also, don't miss a remarkable transit of Ceres in front of the bright spiral galaxy M100.

Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis

Sucker Holes

When skies are cloudy, sucker holes may offer us a view — albeit often only a brief one — of the universe overhead.

Red aurora shines at the center to top with green aurora on the horizon line with dark trees and a snowy field at the bottom.

Explore the Night with Bob King

Aurora Season Is Underway

These are the nights to get ready for the auroras — and tonight may be your lucky night. Not only is the current solar cycle swiftly intensifying, March is one of the best times of the year to see the northern lights.

2023 CX1

Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

Small Asteroid Spotted Hours Before Demise

The swift detection of a small asteroid, and recovery of its surviving fragments, shows we’re getting better at spotting incoming objects.

a black dot against a grey background with two white lines on either side

Cosmic Relief with David Grinspoon

ET on Earth? 

The search for extraterrestrial intelligence should not exclude our own planet.