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Standing in the Shadow: Amazing Images of Today’s Total Solar Eclipse
Reader images for today's amazing total solar eclipse from across the Pacific: the only total solar eclipse in 2016, and…
Chasing the Shadow: Our Guide to the March 9th Total Solar Eclipse
Our complete guide to the only total solar eclipse for 2016. With maps, webcasts, predictions and more.
By Jove: Our 2016 Guide to Jupiter at Opposition
Get ready for Jupiter's opposition for the year, with our complete guide to observing the largest planet in 2016.
The Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Pulsar Webs, Space Interferometers and Everything
Now that Advanced LIGO has made the first direct detection of gravitational waves, what does the future of gravitational wave…
Double Shadow Transit Season for the Jovian Moons Begins
Opposition season 2016 for Jupiter kicks off with a great series of double shadow transits of the Galilean Moons.
Stunning Images of the February Dawn Planetary Line-up from Around the World
Some great images of the dawn alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, with a very special sneak peek…
Watch the Moon Beat a Path Across the Hyades Tonight
Watch the Moon as it crosses the Hyades star cluster tonite, and occults the bright star Aldebaran for observers in…
Vesta Rules the February Dusk Skies
Now is the time to catch sight of the asteroid 4 Vesta, as it pairs with Uranus and several stars…
A Challenge in Visual Athletics: Hunting the Gegenschein
Hunting the elusive counter glow known as the gegenschein takes sharp eyes, dark skies, persistence and patience. This weekend provides…
And Mercury Makes Five: See All Naked Eye Planets in the Sky at Once
A fine meeting of all five naked eye planets greets dawn skywatchers in early February as Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn…