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Located on Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile, the ESO's Very Large Telescope was busy using the…
What if — somehow — historical records were changed to show the Apollo 11 mission never happened? In Moon Hoax,…
Apollo 11, a spaceflight forever cemented in history books, signifies the moment when humans first walked on the Moon. Since…
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This is awesome. Astrophotographer Göran Strand took his 30 gigabytes of image data of the incredible aurora he shot on…
Last December the Golden Spike Company announced its plans to enable private-sector lunar exploration missions which would be feasible, profitable, and…
No tears in heaven? Expedition 35 Commander Chris Hadfield shows that while you really can cry in space, tears don't…
One of the greatest mysteries is how the Universe began -- and also how and why does it appear to…
Have you ever done a Messier Marathon? Want to try it online from the comfort of your own home? Astrophysicist…