4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (464+ words) Alison earned her bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (259+ words) April 4: Europa disappears You can use bright Aldebaran, the Bull's eye and alpha star, to guide you to the comet tonight. From Aldebaran, Wierzcho" is just a 4. 1" slide to the southeast. It also lies just 1. 2" northwest of 4th-magnitude Omicron2 (2) Orionis in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (111+ words) ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst takes a selfie during an EVA outside the International Space Station in 2014. New research shows that when astronauts spend extended periods of time in space, their. .. Ever since the first human spaceflight on April 12, 1961, humanity has…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (295+ words) If you look at any star atlas published before 1930, you will see what appear to be random lines defining the constellations. Before this date, constellation boundaries had not been formalized. Modern. .. Who made the present-day official outlines of the 88 constellations…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (603+ words) The latest find, named 2023 KQ14 and nicknamed Ammonite, is only the fourth known example, and its strange path adds new complications to the debate over the possible existence of a hidden giant planet lurking in the outer solar system. The object…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (23+ words) When the gravity of a foreground object distorts and magnifies light from the background, the images surround the object responsible for the lensing....

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (201+ words) Astronomy Magazine The Italian Space Agency's Satellite per Astronomia X (SAX) launched April 30, 1996. Run in collaboration with the Netherlands Agency for Aerospace Programs and nicknamed Beppo after Italian physicist Giuseppe Occhialini, Beppo SAX was commissioned with providing unprecedented spectral coverage…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (339+ words) Alison earned her bachelor's degree in physics and master's degree in earth, atmospheric, and planetary science from MIT. During this time, she completed several years of research in the field of planetary science, working on research topics that ranged from…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (353+ words) April 26: A look at enigmatic Gamma Cas Comet 10 P/Tempel, also called Tempel 2, is continuing to brighten in the early-morning sky. Rising around midnight and visible until the sky streaks with dawn, two hours before sunrise on April 27 you'll find…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (546+ words) David Eicher is one of the most widely recognized astronomy enthusiasts in the world. He has been with Astronomy magazine for 36 years, beginning as an assistant editor and working through associate, senior, and managing positions. He was the magazine's chief…...