Mark Zastrow, Author at Astronomy.com

Path forward for Thirty Meter Telescope and Mauna Kea begins to emerge

Exotic Objects, Stars

‘Fireworks’ sparked by survivor of stellar collision

Amateur astronomers discover enormous nebula near Andromeda

Astrophotography, Solar System

Incredible images of great comets

Astronomers find signatures of short-lived, hypermassive neutron stars

Exotic Objects, Milky Way, Solar System

We asked ChatGPT your questions about astronomy. It didn’t go so well.

Human Spaceflight

Apollo 17: Humanity’s last trip to the Moon

Alien Life, Solar System

Megatsunami swept over Mars after devastating asteroid strike

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

Rising star in astronomy: Kenneth Wong

Ghost particles caught streaming from dust-shrouded black hole

Robotic Spaceflight

China and United Arab Emirates plan lunar rover mission

Astrophotography

Explained: What pixel binning means for smartphone photography