It is clear to everyone that astronomy at all events compels the soul to look upwards, and draws it from the things of this world to the other.

— Plato

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Almost every object in the


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Comet Pons-Brooks has quite a tail to tell.


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What does a supernova remnant sound like?


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Here is what the Earth looks like during a


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Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited

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Ares 3 Landing Site: The Martian Revisited


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Phobos: Moon over Mars

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Phobos: Moon over Mars


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Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri

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Globular star cluster


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The Leo Trio

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 4:00am

This popular group leaps into the early evening sky around the March


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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 12:00am

Across the heart of the


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Tue, 03/26/2024 - 12:00am

What's that at the end of the road?


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Sun, 03/24/2024 - 8:00pm

A bright comet will be visible during next month's total solar eclipse.


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Fri, 03/22/2024 - 12:00pm

Is this galaxy jumping through a


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ELT and the Milky Way

Fri, 03/22/2024 - 12:00pm

The southern winter


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Portrait of NGC 1055

Thu, 03/21/2024 - 8:00am

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1055 is a dominant member of


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Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 4:00am

Moon Pi and Mountain Shadow


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Sat, 03/16/2024 - 8:00pm

A broad expanse of glowing gas and dust presents


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Sat, 03/16/2024 - 8:00pm

What's that over the horizon?


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Sat, 03/16/2024 - 8:00pm

What glows in the night?


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Sat, 03/16/2024 - 8:00pm

Would you go to the end of the world to see a total eclipse of the Sun?


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Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks in Northern Spring

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 4:00pm

As spring approaches for northern skygazers,


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