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May’s full moon, known as the ‘Flower Moon’ is set to dazzle stargazers and the astrophotography community alike when it rises on the night sky on May 12. Read on

Astronomers have caught a black hole far from the center of its home galaxy ripping a star to shreds — providing, for the first time, direct evidence of a rogue

A first-of its-kind space weather “tabletop” exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America’s preparedness for severe solar storms. In May 2024, participants representing local and national government agencies gathered at

Has March’s partial total eclipse left you craving another solar spectacle? Then you’ll want to be well-equipped for the next solar eclipse, and the same is true if you’re into

A sharp-eyed Earth-observing satellite has shared an updated view of the world’s largest iceberg, which remains stuck just offshore of a remote island in the South Atlantic. The drifting Antarctic

The bright star Spica will appear to dance around Earth’s moon on the night of May 9. Here’s how to catch the celestial pair at play ahead of next week’s

ZWO’s entry into the smart telescope market is the Seestar S30, a compact and highly portable instrument. This model is available in both 30-mm- and 50-mm-aperture versions, but this review

A dazzling new image from the European Southern Observatory’s VLT Survey Telescope in Chile has revealed an unusual cosmic tale unfolding 6,000 light-years away in the Serpens constellation. The snapshot

In 1972, the Soviet Union launched the Kosmos 482 lander, a spacecraft designed to reach Venus and land on its surface. The craft never reached Venus, however. The rocket that

After launching a pair of satellites last year that failed to reach the right orbit around the moon, China’s Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization (CSU) came up with