Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is a Halley-type periodic comet that was first discovered by Jean-Louis Pons on July 12, 1812 and then independently rediscovered by William Robert Brooks in 1883. It has an ...
The winners of the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 will be revealed live online on Sept. 11 and you can follow ...
A Kenosha astronomer has uncovered a piece of astronomy history — a telescope once thought to be lost forever.
When you think of the great popularizers of astronomy in the past, two names stand out in particular — Carl Sagan and Sir Patrick Moore. Patrick (1923–2012) holds the world’s record for popularizing ...
Katya Echazarreta became the first Mexican-born woman to go to space in June 2022. Echazarreta struggled to fit in when her family immigrated to California when she was 7 years old. But her passion ...
Observatory goes online later this decade, it will create one of science's biggest data challenges. The SKA Observatory is a ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM) and Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association (GRAAA) have announced that they will be hosting a Statewide Astronomy Night. The event ...
When you see a suspiciously bright star near the moon at night, chances are it’s a planet. And we’ll have several moon-planet pairings early in the new year. Before sunrise on Jan. 8, look for the ...
A star projector shows stars in the night sky against an orange backdrop in the De Anza College’s Fujitsu Planetarium in Cupertino on Oct. 31, 2024. Photo by Magali Gauthier. On a recent evening, ...