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Alien Life, Exoplanets, Planets, Stars

Do white dwarf stars have “Goldilocks zones,” or are they too cold to sustain such regions?

Exoplanets, Planets

Web Extra: Contributing to astronomy’s future

Astrophotography

Double color

Deep-Sky Objects

Two subtle wonders near Gamma Cygni

Exoplanets, Planets, Solar System

Can all four of Jupiter’s largest moons simultaneously transit, or be occulted by, the giant planet as seen from Earth? If so, how often does this occur?

Cosmology

Web Extra: NASA’s next major mission

Robotic Spaceflight, Telescopes and Equipment

Web Extra: NASA’s trek into darkness

Astrophotography, The Moon

Web Extra: Sketching Moon phases

Cosmology

Cosmic food fights

Science

How much dust falls on Earth each year? Does it affect our planet’s gravity?

Telescopes and Equipment

Hiding from the light

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight

How one small step became a giant leap