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Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was ...
Upon discovery, astronomers were surprised to discover that the comet was already quite bright, shining at a magnitude of 10.
Saturn gained a whopping 128 new official moons, as the International Astronomical Union recognised discoveries from a team ...
In a star’s core, fusion takes terrific temperature and pressure that is provided by the crushing gravity of the star’s overlying mass. For a star to be relatively stable, the outward force of the ...
The Russian company Avant Space deployed what it called the "first space media satellite" into Earth's orbit. This satellite ...
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s multi-billion dollar attempt to build a global satellite internet network that could rival ...
One of the great things about astronomy is that it’s always full of surprises, especially when it comes to comets — you just ...
A new comet has been discovered. Now getting closer to the sun and expected to brighten over the next few weeks, comet C/2025 ...
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In Loving Memory of Bruce McCurdy
Bruce will be lovingly remembered by his wife Anna of 45 years; his son Kevin (Rose); brother Earle (Tracy); sisters Margaret ...
The striking Comet C/2025 F2 (SWAN) photograph was captured by astrophotographer Josh Dury at 4:50 a.m. local time on April 9.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of Comet C/1925 G1 (Orkisz), the first comet officially credited to a ...
There is no other moon quite like our own in the entire solar system. The Moon is unique in a lot of ways, some of which are ...