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2024 Solar Eclipse, Observing, Science, Upcoming Events

How to see the next 20 years of eclipses, including the eclipse of a lifetime

Easter Island, home to nearly 1,000 moai statues, will be the prime spot to see on annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Observing, Upcoming Events

Join Astronomy for a far-out eclipse adventure on Easter Island

Black holes, like the one in this illustration, can emit energetic neutrinos. Credit: NASA/Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Exotic Objects, Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of particle sent from powerful astronomical objects

Pluto, as imaged by New Horizons

A collision with something the size of Arizona could have formed half of Pluto’s ‘heart’

When stars “die,” they leave one of two objects behind. Massive stars explode as supernovae, creating remnants of gas and dust like the Crab Nebula (M1). Credit: ASA, ESA, J. Hester and A. Loll (Arizona State University)

Milky Way, Stars

How many stars die in the Milky Way each year?

Evidence suggests that a devastating barrage of meteorites rained down on the Dead Sea city of Tall el-Hammam in what is now Jordan. And, according to some researchers who think Tall el-Hammam was the biblical city of Sodom, that scenario could explain its destruction. John Martin/Wikimedia Commons

Unconfirmed, unlucky tales of people killed by meteorites

The Starmus Festival is in Bratislava, Slovakia, May 12–17.

Starmus: The world’s greatest science party

Astrophotography, Telescopes and Equipment

Unistellar eQuinox 2 smart telescope review

A couple enjoys watching the night sky. Credit: TWAN/Babak A. Tafreshi.

Observing, Science, Telescopes and Equipment

The best telescopes if you want to spend from $90 to $11,000

Katya Echazarreta.

Human Spaceflight, Science

Meet Katya Echazarreta, the first Mexican-born woman to travel to space

An artist's conception of the young Earth being bombarded by asteroids. Scientists think these impacts could have delivered significant amounts of organic matter and water to Earth. Credit: NASA.

Alien Life, Science, Solar System

Evidence grows that meteorites, comets could have brought essentials of life to early Earth

Lryid meteor

Observing, Upcoming Events

How to see the Lyrid meteor shower: Peak times and where to look