Expert advice for new stargazers: How to begin your amateur astronomy journey
There's no better time than now to embrace the majesty of the night sky to…
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Astronomy or astrology? A quiz of science and stars
From ancient civilizations charting the stars to modern-day horoscopes guiding daily decisions, our relationship with…
Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms
This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's…
Starlink satellites are leaking radio signals that may ruin astronomy
A batch of Starlink satellites launched on a Falcon 9 rocketSpaceX SpaceX’s Starlink satellites are…
Starlink tests show how to save radio astronomy from satellites
A radio telescope at the Green Bank Observatory in West VirginiaJ. Seymour/Green Bank Observatory Radio…
1st telescope removed from controversial astronomy hub on Hawaiian volcano
For the first time, a telescope on the Hawaiian volcano Maunakea has been fully decommissioned…
SLAC completes construction of the largest digital camera ever built for astronomy
After two decades of work, scientists and engineers at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National…
The Language of Astronomy Is Needlessly Violent and Inaccurate
January 4, 20243 min readAstronomy is beautiful and elegant. The language we use to describe…
Astronomy Is Facing an End Of The Era of Monster Telescopes
Consider this: Astronomers think of the Hubble Space Telescope as small.That may surprise you, since…
AI spots its 1st supernova, a potential astronomy breakthrough
Move over, human astronomers! Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon be doing your supernova hunting for…