20% of Twilight Observations Contain Satellite Passes

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Starlink trails are now commonly seen in images looking for near Earth asteroids.

Remember When Life was Found in a Martian Meteorite? Turns out, it was Just Geology

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The Alan Hills meteorite is a part of history to Mars aficionados. It came from Mars and meteorite hunters discovered…

A Moon Might Have Been Found Orbiting an Exoplanet

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A new study by David Kipping and the Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler campaign has revealed another exomoon candidate!

A Star Passed too Close and Tore Out a Chunk of a Protoplanetary Disk

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When it comes to observing protoplanetary disks, the Atacama Large Millimetre/sub-millimetre Array (ALMA) is probably the champion. ALMA was the…

Look Up and Watch Asteroid 1994 PC1 Fly Past Earth This Week

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This week’s apparition of asteroid 1994 PC1 offers observers a chance to see a space rock moving in real time.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Aurorae

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In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll ooh and ahh over today's topic:…

Messier 96 – the NGC 3368 Spiral Galaxy

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Located in the Leo constellation, about 31 million light-years from Earth, is the double-sparred spiral galaxy known as Messier 96.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Black Holes

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In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll never want to stop learning about…

Astronomy Jargon 101: Bolide

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In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll be struck by today's topic: bolide!…

Astronomy Jargon 101: Celestial Sphere

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In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll see from one side to the…