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Indigenous Australians were the world's first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

I'm a proud Yorta Yorta and Barapa Barapa man, an Indigenous astronomer and a trainee ecologist. When I look at the night sky, I don't just see stars. Instead, I see an ancient kno...

The Big Impact of Small Telescopes

The Big Impact of Small Telescopes Elizabeth Redden Fri, 06/26/2026 - 03:00 AM In an era of big data and big telescopes, college observatories remain ess...

Stonehenge and the Geometry of the Sky

For most of human history, the sky was not something we studied — it was something we lived with. The post Stonehenge and the Geometry of the Sky appeared first on Sky & Telesc...

Amazon's Satellites Are Impacting Astronomy

The satellites being launched by Amazon are brighter than IAU-recommended limits — which means they'll interfere with astronomy. The post Amazon's Satellites Are Impacting Astrono...

Astronomers build a one-stop universe data hub

Astronomers spend much of their time mapping the universe, but until now their results have been collected and archived in so many different ways that the data can't talk to each o...

20,000 eyes on the universe

Think about a census. You could photograph every house in the country and produce a beautiful map, but without knocking on doors and asking questions, you'd know almost nothing abo...

Explore the Night Sky with OsmAnd Astronomy

Far from city lights, the sky looks different. In the Namib Desert, darkness comes quickly and the stars appear all at once, filling the entire horizon. At first, it feels simple....

An ocean of stars

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has kicked off an epic mission to map the Universe, including potentially dangerous asteroids.

Strange ‘in‑between’ celestial object is testing astronomers’ boundaries

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20,000 Eyes on the Universe

We live in a golden age of astronomical imaging. Telescopes are capturing billions of galaxy images, painting the universe in breathtaking detail. But there's a problem, and it's a...

Proposed U.S. Grant Funding Rules Spark Worry, Backlash in Astronomy

The Office of Management and Budget envisions diminishing peer review and international collaborations. The post Proposed U.S. Grant Funding Rules Spark Worry, Backlash in Astronom...

Bangalore Astronomical Society featured in Mann Ki Baat

Astronomers Will Get Better Space Telescopes

A new study by the European Southern Observatory warns that plans to launch more than 1.7 million satellites into orbit could have “devastating consequences for astronomy,” making...

The Vatican has run an astronomical observatory since 1774

The Vatican Observatory has operated continuously since 1774, when the Papacy established the Observatory of the Roman College in Rome. The Church's interest in astronomy predates...

A New Era of Exploring the Universe in Radio

With 263 antennas spread across the U.S. and Mexico, the Next Generation Very Large Array, would join a new wave of radio astronomy.

The sky’s the limit for Asea’s big thinkers

We switch off the flashlights on our phones and sit as still as we can as the dome rotates until its opening reaches the patch of sky where we can observe the Orion Nebula, or Mess...

The square kilometer array will revolutionize the hunt for alien life

With new technologies come new opportunities. And that is especially true in astronomy—with every new advanced telescope, we have the potential to see (or in some cases, listen) fa...

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Its Long-Awaited All-Sky Survey

The telescope should spot billions of astronomical objects in the next 10 years. The post Vera C. Rubin Observatory Begins Its Long-Awaited All-Sky Survey appeared first on Sky &am...

Tom Guzick Encourages Young Readers to Explore the Wonders of the Night Sky

Tom Guzick's children's book, “Mary's Adventure with the Stars,” introduces readers to Mary, a third grader who moves from the city to the countryside and discovers a fascination...

June Podcast: Dance of the Planets

This month’s episode highlights the close pairing of Venus and Jupiter under way in the western sky after sunset. You'll also learn why astronomers are fixated on a star in Corona...

‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics

Laureate Amina Helmi and Per Barth Lilje of the prize committee are our guests The post ‘Galactic archaeologists’ share the 2026 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics appeared first on Physi...

Making Peace with Terrible Astrophotography

We all might aspire to such a captivating image, but there's a real learning curve to astrophotography. The post Making Peace with Terrible Astrophotography appeared first on Sky &...

Crowdsourcing could discover new meteor showers and more

Meteor camera networks can reveal the hidden history of the solar system, and you can assist from your own backyard

Big impacts

New asteroid discoveries, big changes at NASA, and breathtaking views of Saturn.