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Browse all the latest astronomy and space news on planets, stars, galaxies, cosmology, observing events, space missions, and more.

Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 22, 1791: The birth of Michael Farraday

Mercury, shown in an enhanced-color image from NASA’s Messenger probe. Credit: NASA / JHU Applied Physics Lab / Carnegie Inst. Washington
Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 21, 1974: Mariner 10 flies by Mercury

Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 20, 2016: Spotting a supernova shock breakout

Observing

Michael’s Miscellany: The gegenschein

Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 19, 1959: A SETI kickstart

Sky This Week, The Sky This Week

The Sky This Week from September 19 to 26: Saturn and Neptune reach opposition

Science, Solar System

Did a comet wipe out an ancient civilization?

Telescopes and Equipment

Our favorite new products this fall

Today in the History of Astronomy

Sept. 18, 1965: Discovery of Comet Ikeya-Seki

Science

Would Americans be healthier without daylight saving time?

Astrophotography

Simple long-term imaging projects

Alien Life

NASA study finds Ceres may have once been habitable

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