Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA), a six-telescope interferometer, excels at studying stars. It’s been observing them for 20 years and has contributed to 276 published
Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA), a six-telescope interferometer, excels at studying stars. It’s been observing them for 20 years and has contributed to 276 published
NASA’s Lucy mission is key to helping us understand the early history of our solar system as it studies asteroids like the Donaldjohanson. What is it? Named after the paleoanthropologist
Earth will complete a full rotation in slightly less time than usual on Tuesday, July 22, making it one of the shortest days ever recorded. The difference will be just
On July 15 2025, the four astronauts from the private Axiom-4 space mission splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California, concluding their two-week long stint aboard
The Gemini North Telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, studies the skies above Maunakea, a mountain in Hawaii. Its twin, the Gemini South Telescope, is based in the
To celebrate its third year of revealing stunning scenes of the cosmos in infrared light, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has “clawed” back the thick, dusty layers of a section
4 min read Preparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) An international team of astronomers has uncovered new evidence to explain how pulsing remnants of exploded stars interact with surrounding
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