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For the past decade, gravitational wave astronomy has opened our eyes to amazing cosmic phenomena thanks to LIGO, the Laser ...

University of Virginia astronomy undergraduates focus on the shadows of asteroids and dwarf planets for their Earth-bound ...

When the biggest geomagnetic storm in 20 years hit Earth in May 2024, photographer Kavan Chay was in Tumbledown Bay, New ...

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This annual showcase highlights some of the world's best space photography, with winners, runners-up, and highly commended ...

Planetariums around the world are invited to participate in this year’s edition of the IAU’s annual outreach event.

Astronomers have used a new type of extreme supernova in which a massive star was stripped right "down to the bone" to better ...

Few cosmic visitors have captured the fascination of astronomers quite like the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Hurtling through ...

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Ph.D. candidate Anthony Englert GS observed a light bridge between two galaxies in local galaxy cluster Abell 3667.