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A colorful shot of the Orion Nebula, created by blending multiple sets of long exposures. Credit: Alan Dyer

Science, Telescopes and Equipment

The best telescopes for deep space viewing

Science, Solar System

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9: The backstory and its impact

galaxy cluster Abell 2744 as seen by JWST and the Chandra X-ray Observatory

Cosmology, Exotic Objects

Astronomers say they’ve spotted the oldest, most distant black hole. How do they know this?

Human Spaceflight

Astronaut and accomplished pilot Joe Engle dies at 91

Human Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

Ways to achieve interstellar travel, ranked from least to most likely

NASA FLUTE telescope

Robotic Spaceflight, Science

This NASA project could create staggeringly powerful telescopes

E: Time’s Telescope was an almanac published in London from 1814 to 1834.

The history of astronomical almanacs

Mars

Science, Solar System

Mars is bombarded by more meteorites than previously thought

Wil Tirion

Famed celestial mapmaker Wil Tirion has died

Human Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

Here’s how astronauts splash back to Earth

20 things to see on the Moon: An observer’s guide to lunar names

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Short trips to space can have a toll on an astronaut’s body