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Sunspot

Celestial News & Events

Watch This (Sun) Spot

Sunspots change their shape and size as they travel across the face of the Sun. Catch an evolving sunspot group caught in the act.

Celestial News & Events

Mercury in the Morning

Amateurs are observing this elusive planet more successfully than ever before; try spotting it yourself.

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Watch the Re-Entry of Stardust

Late Saturday night, January 14-15, skywatchers in much of the American West can watch for a dazzling artificial "meteor."

Astronomy & Observing News

Predicting Solar Eruptions

As NASA looks to return astronauts to the Moon and send them beyond to Mars, the health hazards posed by solar explosions are a serious concern.

Dome C

Astronomy & Observing News

Earth's Coldest Star Party

One of the most inhospitable places on Earth might also be one of the best places to do astronomy.

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Long-Lived SOHO Celebrates A Milestone

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Astro Image in the News: Spitzer Spies Monoceros Nebulosities

The Spitzer Space Telescope has produced a magnificent mosaic of the Christmas Tree Cluster.

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Long-Lived SOHO Celebrates a Milestone

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Mars News, True and False

It's unkillable! A two-year old e-mail chain letter is misleading people into expecting Mars to go nuts in August.

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~Black Hole Mass Measurement

Even though it is nearly 100-million light-years distant in the constellation Ursa Major, this Seyfert type galaxy named NGC 3516 has been observed to have a super-massive black hole lurking within it estimated to be over 10-million times the mass of the Sun.HST/ UCLA/ M. Malkan The IMAGE_1 tag will…

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New Light on Dark Energy

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Giant Telescopes of the Future

Telescopes as large as 20, 30, and even 100 meters are now on the drawing boards.

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New Amateur Asteroid Awards

Congress has established $2,000 annual prizes for U.S. amateurs who discover near-Earth asteroids or aid asteroid research.

Black Holes

Binary Quasar Is No Illusion

A close pair of quasars in Pisces turns out just that, not the record-breaking gravitational lens that astronomers had hoped.

Celestial News & Events

Asteroid Flyby Caught!

On July 3, 2006, an 800-meter (half-mile) asteroid called 2004 XP14 flew past Earth at a distance a little greater than that of the Moon.

Black Hole Orbit

Astronomy & Observing News

Black Hole Booted from Galaxy

A black hole now zipping through Ursa Major might have been dropkicked out of the galactic disk by an asymmetrical supernova.

Astronauts Servicing Hubble

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Hubble's Back — and Better Than Ever?

The Hubble Space Telescope's main camera is back online, almost two weeks after a problem with its power supply forced it into safe mode.

Celestial News & Events

Sunday Night's Flyby of Asteroid 2004 XP14

A small asteroid will brighten to 11th magnitude as it passes close by Earth. Here's how to find it.

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Hubble, Hubble: Toil and Trouble

The Hubble Space Telescope’s main camera went offline on June 19th, when a problem with its power supply forced it into safe mode.

Celestial News & Events

Moon and Planets Parade at Dusk

Four of our solar system's bright planets are putting on a parade at dusk during the last week of June 2006, joined by the thin crescent Moon.