Samantha Hill, Author at Astronomy.com

Today in the History of Astronomy

May 16, 1925: The birth of Nancy Grace Roman

Stars, Today in the History of Astronomy

May 10, 1900: The birth of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin

Robotic Spaceflight, Today in the History of Astronomy

April 20, 2025: Visiting Asteroid Donaldjohanson

Today in the History of Astronomy

April 13, 1941: The death of Annie Jump Cannon

Our newest look at aurorae on Mars and Jupiter

Robotic Spaceflight

Failed Soviet-era spacecraft returned to Earth on Saturday

10 women who changed astronomy

JWST reveals secrets of a sub-Neptune exoplanet

Hubble examines a twisted galaxy

Hubble’s best images, 35 years since its launch

Cosmology, Galaxies

Euclid unveils treasure trove of 380,000 galaxies in first major data release

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Peanut-shaped surprise for Lucy in asteroid flyby