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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.
Industrial Project Threatens Dark Chilean Skies
An industrial megaproject in Chile is threatening the pristine darkness over Paranal, one of the world’s most important observatories.
Historic Amateur Observatory Destroyed in California Wildfires
The Clinton B. Ford Observatory, once used for variable star observations, has fallen to wildfires.
See the Photos that Won the Royal Observatory Greenwich's Astronomy Photographer of the Year Awards
The Royal Observatory Greenwich has announced the winners of the 16th annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year contest.
Astronomers and Starlink Partner for Quieter Radio Sky
Astronomers and Starlink engineers have developed a technique to significantly reduce satellite radio pollution affecting astronomical observations.
Observers’ Report: First Views of the Chinese “Thousand Sails” Satellites
Amateur astronomers have shown that the first satellites of the Chinese Qianfan (“Thousand Sails”) constellation are bright enough to be seen naked-eye.
High School Citizen Scientists Join the Hunt for Exoplanets
A group of high school astronomy students helped confirm and characterize a planet slightly smaller than Saturn that closely orbits its star.
New Observatory Opens in the Young Country of Kosovo
Europe's youngest country has inaugurated its new observatory and planetarium, and folks far and away joined the festivities.
You Can Name a (Quasi) Moon!
A new, official competition allows anyone to propose a mythology-based name for a "quasi-moon," an asteroid that orbits the Sun alongside Earth.
Starlink Flares Can Fool Anyone — Even Airline Pilots
Starlink satellites can flare as brightly as Venus, confusing ground observers and airline pilots alike.
The Totality Experience: S&T’s Eclipse Stories
With Sky & Telescope’s editors and writers scattered across the eclipse path, we have dozens of stories to share. Here are a few.
A Century of Sky, Digitized
The Harvard College Observatory's glass plates, which record a century of changes in the sky, have now been converted into digital form.
April Fool’s on the arXiv, 2024 edition
On this April 1st, astronomers reveal fascinating discoveries inspired by astrology, pasta, Star Wars, and flamingos.
A New Hope? Taming the Satellite Swarm
Going by the paperwork, 1 million satellites are headed for the skies. The question is, how many of these are real? New policy may help stem the tide.
Annular Solar Eclipse Dazzles Watchers Across North America
The weekend's solar eclipse dazzled observers throughout the U.S. and Mexico. Sky & Telescope editors and contributing editors report.
The Bright BlueWalker 3 Satellite Threatens Astronomy
The bright BlueWalker 3 satellite, a prototype for the even larger Bluebird satellites, is one of the brightest objects in the sky.
NASA Finds No Evidence UFOs Are Extraterrestrial, Promises Further Study
An independent study shows how NASA can help understand unidentified anomalous phenomena, more colloquially known as UFOs.
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.
Unintended Satellite Emission May Harm Radio Astronomy
Satellites’ leakage radiation, now detected for the first time, may become a major problem for radio astronomy, as “megaconstellations” keep on growing.
The Newest and Largest Starlink Satellites Are Also the Faintest
Despite being four times larger than the original Starlink satellites, the new "Mini" version is fainter — as dim as astronomers have recommended such satellites be.
