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The “Hidden Figures” Who Helped Win the Space Race
The movie Hidden Figures portrays the untold story of three African-American women who played an important role in the 1960s space race. The film serves to inspire future generations.
Annie Jump Cannon: Star Classifier
Astronomer Annie Jump Cannon (1863-1941) classified hundreds of thousands of stars and created the system we use to understand stars today.
Preparación para el 2017 Eclipse Total de Sol
El 21 de Agosto del 2017 va a ser la primera vez que los Americanos podrán ver un eclipse total de Sol desde 1949. Un espectáculo tan grandioso obtendrá mucha atención, pero también atrae mucha planificación necesaria.
Preparing for the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse (VIDEO)
On August 21, 2017, mainland Americans will witness a total solar eclipse. Here's why it'll be amazing - and why you should start planning your trip to totality now!
Arthur B. C. Walker II: X-ray Astrophysicist
African American physicist, Arthur B.C. Walker Jr. (1936-2001), helped develop solar telescopes to image the Sun’s corona.
Vera Rubin: Dark Matter Detective
American astronomer Vera Rubin (1928 - ) measured how fast galaxies rotate, delivering decisive evidence for the existence of dark matter.
Students Discover a Galactic Eye of Horus
Undergraduate students in Japan stumbled upon a rare lensing of two distinct background galaxies.
NASA’s K2 Mission Confirms 100+ Exoplanets
Kepler’s K2 mission has confirmed 104 new exoplanets — including a rocky, four-planet system.
MeerKAT in South Africa Sees First Light
The MeerKAT radio telescope has produced its first light image — even at quarter-strength, it’s already the best of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere.
Dark Streaks on Mars Revisited
New research on seasonal streaks in Martian canyons provides evidence against underground pools of water.
The Making of a “Frankenstein” Galaxy
Astronomers take a second look at UGC 1382 — previously considered a typical elliptical galaxy — and reassess everything they know about its size, age, and formation.
A New Look at the Crab Nebula
A new Hubble Space Telescope image shows the very heart of the Crab Nebula, one of the most studied supernova remnants.
Old Radio Telescope Restored for New Uses
Abandoned for 25 years, a 12-meter antenna once used during the Cold War is now introducing astronomy students to the radio universe.
What are the Phases of the Moon?
The phases of the Moon are determined by the relative positions of the Moon, Earth, and Sun.
Giant Planets and Wonky Orbits
Kepler-108 is the first system observed with really wonky orbits, which may be a result of giant planets bumping into each other.
Seeing Sunspots as Early Astronomers Did
Astronomers have reconstructed 18-century telescopes to observe sunspots and better understand solar cycles.
Measuring the Impacts of Light Pollution
Light pollution is pervasive, and its impact on people is larger than you might think.
Comets Break Up and Make Up
Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko appears to have split into two segments that briefly orbited each other and then slowly merged into a new configuration.
VLA Probes Deeply into Jupiter’s Atmosphere
Astronomers have new radio images of Jupiter that allow them to see deep into its atmosphere.
Galaxy Cluster Spotted in Early Universe
Astronomers discover a vast collection of young galaxies from the early universe.