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Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

The cosmos has taken up its fair share of space in the news this year. Here are some of the major stories from beyond Earth that happened during 2025. Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completed its first ...

On 17 August 2017, the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors observed a gravitational‑wave (GW) signal designated GW170817. The signal lasted about 100 seconds in the sensitive frequency band (from ~24 Hz ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

Duane Hamacher received funding from the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne. He is also President of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Have you got space on your shelf? As interest in the night ...

On November 20, Astronomy magazine hosted a live event featuring nine speakers, all standouts in the world of amateur astronomy. The event was sponsored by Celestron, the world’s leading telescope ...

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Astronomers have detected the faint cosmic background hum created by black holes colliding over billions of years, a landmark in astrophysics. Arkansas will become first state to end PBS affiliation ...

Have telescope, will travel, sometimes really far. The University of Virginia Occultation Group, astronomy undergraduates who observe and track asteroids and small planets, make most of their ...

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