Dec 04 Watch 3:28 Solar system with 6 planets orbiting in-sync discovered in Milky Way By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Miles O'Brien Astronomers have discovered a rare solar system with six planets moving in sync with one another. Estimated to be billions of years old, the formation 100 light-years away may help unravel some mysteries of our solar system. Miles O’Brien reports… Continue watching
Nov 03 NASA spacecraft discovers surprise mini moon orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Lucy spacecraft made the discovery during Wednesday's close flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars. Continue reading
Oct 20 How you can observe the Orionid meteor shower this weekend By Daniel Brown, The Conversation The meteor shower happens when Earth passes through debris from Halley’s comet. Continue reading
Oct 14 PHOTOS: Rare ‘ring of fire’ eclipse moves across the Americas, stretching from Oregon to Brazil By Claire Rush, Associated Press/Report for America, Katie Oyan, Associated Press Cheers erupted among crowds in Oregon and New Mexico on Saturday as an annular solar eclipse that had millions across the Americas waiting with anticipation began putting on a spectacular show. Continue reading
Oct 09 These 6 new images from the Hubble telescope shed light on distant galaxies By Bella Isaacs-Thomas Here’s a look at the recent Hubble images NASA released in honor of “galaxy week.”… Continue reading
Aug 30 PHOTOS: Blue supermoon beams around the world By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The closest full moon of the year is dazzling stargazers on Wednesday night. Continue reading
Jul 30 Get ready to catch a double supermoon feature this August. Here’s when to look By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The last time two full supermoons graced the sky in the same month was in 2018. It won’t happen again until 2037, according to Italian astronomer Gianluca Masi, founder of the Virtual Telescope Project. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 7:15 James Webb Space Telescope prompts scientists to rethink understanding of the universe By Kate Tobin, Shoshana Dubnow, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Miles O'Brien Wednesday marks a year since the world first started seeing spectacular images of the cosmos that were captured by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope. But getting those images is only part of the important work being done by the… Continue watching
Jul 12 NASA unveils snapshot of stellar birth on Webb Space Telescope anniversary By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet. Continue reading
May 08 Analysis: How AI is helping astronomers study the universe By Chris Impey, The Conversation Artificial intelligence tools are making waves in almost every aspect of life, and astronomy is no different. An astronomer explains the history and future of AI in understanding the universe. Continue reading