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Exoplanets, Stars

JWST uncovers the Lobster Nebula’s firestorm of starbirth

R Aquarii’s strange, twisted relationship

Telescopes and Equipment

New astronomy products to spring for this month

Astrophotography

A palace on the Moon

How to set up a public observing event

Human Spaceflight

With renewed interest in going to the Moon, how will future trash be dealt with?

Alien Life, Features

Could this telescope find life on alien worlds?

How long do planetary nebulae last?

April 2026: What’s in the sky this month? Venus and Uranus meet, and the Lyrid meteor shower peaks

April 2026: What’s in the Southern Hemisphere sky this month?

What happens to the Moon during New Moon?

Telescopes and Equipment

March into this month’s new astronomy products