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Catching a Ride on the Starlink Satellite Train: Midnight Marvel, or Night Sky Menace?
Have you seen Starlink? It all started, as all good breaking astronomical events seem to do, late on a Friday…
Friday’s SpaceX Dragon Launch CRS-17 to Light Up the U.S. East Coast
Ever seen a rocket launch before? Catching one is easier than you might think. You just need to be looking…
Astronomers Catch a Superflare From a Puny Star
Astronomers recently spied a massive flare on a tiny diminutive star, a powerful, radiation spewing event that you wouldn't want…
Astro-Challenge: Spotting Slender Moons
Up for a challenge? Some of the toughest targets for a backyard observer involve little or no equipment at all.…
SOFIA Follows the Sulfur for Clues on Stellar Evolution
A high-flying space telescope is shedding light on where some of the basic building blocks for life may have originated…
See the Moon Photobomb Saturn in an Amazing Capture
It's always awe-inspiring to see the clockwork motion of the heavens, transpire in real time. In a slow motion Universe,…
Spot Failed Soviet Venus Probe Kosmos 482 in Earth Orbit
A ghost from the old Soviet space program may return to Earth in the coming years. Mimicking a campy episode…
Comet Y1 Iwamoto Tops Out in February
Every year produces a handful of binocular comets, and the first one for 2019 is coming right up, with a…
When Does the Sun Rise… Really?
It's strange but true... we may not fully understand one of the simplest metrics in observational astronomy: just what time…
Top Astronomy Events For 2019
You might've heard the news. We wrote a book this past year: The Universe Today's Ultimate Guide to Observing the…