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rings of gold sit on a blue background

For 100 years, we have marveled at planetariums. Here’s a brief history of how humans brought the stars indoors

By Martin Bush, Tanya Hill published

Humans have used the stars to navigate, keep time, and understand our place in the universe.

Earth

What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

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A large observatory sits on the hill next to an array of satellite dishes.

Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'

By María de los Ángeles Orfila published

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week.

Astronomy
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in its deployed form as seen in an artist's illustration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

By Robert Lea last updated

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

James Webb Space Telescope
A photo of Mars landscape, with brown cracks and rock formations

Could signs of Mars life be hidden in its thick layers of clay?

By Victoria Corless published

Mineral-rich layers of clay suggest that ancient life could be possible on the Red Planet

Mars
Clouds of purple and blue gas dust collide in deep space

Biting the 'Bullet': Amazing new JWST photo shows titanic collision of galaxy clusters

By Keith Cooper published

It's another step on the road to one day discovering what dark matter could be.

James Webb Space Telescope
An illustration of a very massive star ejecting vast amounts of matter into space

Very massive stars vomit vast amounts of matter before collapsing into black holes

By Robert Lea published

Very massive stars are cosmic "rock stars" that live fast, die young and leave black holes in their place. During this transformation, they may vomit out more stellar material than we knew.

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The moon (left) and its magnetic field comparison on the right

Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon's electric and magnetic fields

By Leonard David published

Private lunar landing: How Blue Ghost measured the moon's electric and magnetic fields

The moon
The supernova GOTO0650 spotted by astronomers and citizen scientists

Rare breed of exploding star discovered by citizen scientists in cataclysmic find

By Robert Lea published

With the aid of citizen scientists, astronomers have discovered an erupting cataclysmic variable star in a rarely seen evolutionary stage.

Astronomy
graphic showing the new interstellar object with a white arrow pointing it out against the background of stars.

New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

3I/ATLAS is the third-ever interstellar object discovered.

Comets
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