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Double Solar Eruptions Spark Widespread Aurora — With More to Come Tonight!

Last night's aurora painted the sky in reds, greens and even oranges. It's expected to return tonight!

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See Saturn's Rings at Their Thinnest

Saturn's as edgy as it'll get for the next 13 years. With special visual treats in store, here's what to keep eyes on the planet this month.

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Astronomy Heaven: Sky & Telescope Tours Chile

Sky & Telescope's Chile tour offered magnificent views of the southern sky, professional observatories, and one of the world’s most remarkable deserts.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 7 – 16

The interstellar comet: Can you see it in your scope? Maybe you can, starting late this week as Comet 3I/ATLAS emerges from behind the Sun. If you have a large […]

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, November 7 – 16

The interstellar comet: Can you see it in your scope? Starting late this week as Comet 3I/ATLAS emerges from behind the Sun, maybe you can! If you have a large […]

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S&T Test Report: The ZWO Seestar S30 Telescope

This pintsized powerhouse takes images of the night sky that will surprise even seasoned astrophotographers.

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Stargazing Opportunities Lost and Found

Observing obstacles plague all amateur astronomers, but when the chance arises, we can still embrace unanticipated wonder.

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Near-Earth Asteroids Spin Faster Than We Thought

The fast spin of small near-Earth asteroids suggests scientists need to revise their ideas about what holds these rocky bodies together.

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Early Galaxies Were Messy, New Study Finds

Astronomers have found that star-forming galaxies in the early universe were far messier than modern-day disk galaxies.

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Al Nagler (1935–2025)

Albert H. Nagler, a pioneer of telescope optics, passed away at the office of his company Tele Vue Optics on Monday, October 27th. He was 90 years old.

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November Podcast: Five Fascinating Stars

In this month’s Sky Tour astronomy podcast, we’ll watch two sets of shooting stars, spot some bright planets, point out a few late-autumn constellations, and put a spotlight on five fascinating stars.

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Maya 260-day Calendar Provides Key to Solar Eclipse Predictions

A new study has found that the 260-day ritual calendar is the key to understanding how the Maya predicted solar eclipses.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 30 –November 9

Saturn is in excellent view all evening. In a telescope its rings look like a thin needle piercing the big yellow globe. Soon the rings will turn exactly edge-on.

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All Eyes on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

An alien comet will soon depart from the Sun's glare and enter the morning sky. Get ready for the observing opportunity of a lifetime.

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Gravitational Wave Detectors Spot Merging Black Holes That Have Merged Before

Two recent discoveries of black hole mergers add to the evidence that such mergers happen over and over again.

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A Super-Earth Candidate Less Than 20 Light-Years Away

Astronomers have discovered a ready-to-image super-Earth candidate less than 20 light-years away.

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Merged Stellar Pairs May Orbit the Milky Way’s Black Hole 

The merged remnants of stellar pairs may orbit the Milky Way’s central, supermassive black hole.

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This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 24 –November 2

The crescent Moon returns and waxes to first quarter. Two binocular comets are on the way out. And Arcturus is once again the Ghost of Summer Suns.

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New Study Identifies Organic Molecules Spewing from Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus

The discovery of a new array of molecules spouted from Enceladus indicates new promise for habitability within Saturn's frozen-over ocean.

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Newly Discovered Asteroid Circles the Sun Inside Venus’s Orbit

Astronomers have discovered a second asteroid in the inner solar system, circling the Sun almost entirely within the orbit of Venus.

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Objects at the Edge of the Solar System Behave in an Unexpected Way

In a surprise to researchers, the small, icy bodies beyond Pluto's orbit tend to rotate opposite the way they move around the Sun, which might say something about how they formed.

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