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New Comet: C/2017 O1 ASAS-SN Takes Earth by Surprise
A new comet discovery crept up on us this past weekend, one that should be visible for northern hemisphere observers…
Clean Room Tour with NASA’s Next Gen Tracking Data Relay Satellite TDRS-M, Closeout Incident Under Review – Photos
ASTROTECH SPACE OPERATIONS/KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL - The last of NASA’s next generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellites (TRDS) designed…
Amazing New Views of Betelgeuse Courtesy of ALMA
An angry monster lurks in the shoulder of the Hunter. We're talking about the Red Giant star Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis…
Saturn Rides Bareback On The Galactic Dark Horse
Yippy-ki-yay! Saturn rides the back of a prancing pony across the evening sky. See it the next clear night.
Comet V2 Johnson Takes Center Stage
Had your fill of binocular comets? Turns out, 2017 may have saved the best for last. The past few months…
See Comet C/2015 ER61 PanSTARRS at its Best
Have you been following the Springtime parade of bright comets? Thus far, the Oort cloud has offered up several fine…
2014 JO25 Flies By Earth — See It Tonight
A relatively large potentially hazardous asteroid passed near Earth earlier today. Now, it's visible in small telescopes tonight.
By Jove: Jupiter at Opposition 2017
Been missing the evening planets? Currently, Saturn and Venus rule the dawn, and Mars is sinking into the dusk as…
Surprise: Comet E4 Lovejoy Brightens
Had your fill of binocular comets yet? Thus far this year, we've had periodic comets 2P/Encke, 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková and 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák all…
Finite Light — Why We Always Look Back In Time
Light's finite speed make all gazing a ride in a time machine. Only a photon truly lives in the moment.