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Explore the Night with Bob King
Witness the First-ever Sight and Sound Recording of a Meteorite Impact
To our best knowledge, the fall of last summer's Charlottetown meteorite stands as the only video-and-audio recording of a meteorite impact.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Comet ATLAS Caught in the Act of Disintegration
Nucleus falls to pieces, but the comet continues on!
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Grab Your Binoculars for Comet ATLAS's Brief Sunset Show
Northern Hemisphere skywatchers can now spot this horizon-skirting comet. It's a beauty.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Heads to the Moon
The first two lunar missions of 2025 — Firefly's Blue Ghost and iSpace's second Hakuto R mission — are now headed to the Moon.
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See January's "Planet Parade," plus Comet ATLAS Now Visible in Daylight
With lots of planets and a bright comet vying for our attention, January is an exciting month for skywatchers!
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
New Mercury Images from BepiColombo's Flyby
The BepiColombo mission has sent back one last preview before it enters orbit around its final destination: Mercury.
Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis
Why We Look Up: Celestial Resolutions
Look to the stars to inspire and bolster your New Year's resolutions.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) — Catch it if You Can
Grab your binoculars for a chance to see Comet ATLAS as it plunges toward perihelion.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
NASA's New Plans For Returning Samples from Mars
As Perseverance continues to explore Mars, the NASA and ESA agencies are deciding how best to retrieve the samples it has been collecting.
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Mars Extravaganza — Occultation and Opposition Rolled into One!
Mars is big and bright again! In a spectacular preview to its upcoming opposition, the full Moon occults the Red Planet on January 13th.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Space Missions to Watch in 2025
Space-weather sentinels, commercial lunar missions, and lots of planetary flybys are on tap this year.
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Watch Quadrantid Meteors Fly and the Moon Occult Saturn
The annual Quadrantid meteor shower kicks off the new year under moonless skies. European observers will see the Saturn occultation in person; the rest of us via livestream.
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Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3) Kicks off the New Year — What to Expect
The Southern Hemisphere should get a good show of Comet ATLAS (C/2024 G3). Mid-northern latitude observers not so much.
Southern Stargazing with Jonathan Nally
Exploring the Constellation Tucana
Take a closer look at the stars and deep sky objects in this southern constellation.
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
See NASA's Lucy Mission Fly Past Earth Tonight
NASA’s Lucy mission makes another visit to Earth Thursday night, en route to explore the Trojan asteroids.
Don't Let the Bright Moon Ruin Your Geminids
Strategies for making the most of this week's Moon-soaked Geminid meteor shower.
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You're Invited to Jupiter's Big, Bright Opposition Bash
Don't let the cold keep you inside — Jupiter beckons with a brand new storm!
Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson
Proba 3 Mission Launches to See the Solar Corona
The pioneering observatory will use two spacecraft to create artificial solar eclipses from Earth orbit in order to study the solar corona.
Why We Look Up with Jennifer Willis
Why We Look Up: Starlit Generations
The gift of a new telescope bridges generations.
Explore the Night with Bob King
Hunting Dwarf Galaxies in the Sooner State
A dark-sky quest leads to encounters with two Milky Way companion galaxies and other dim delectables.
