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The Celestron NexStar 8SE automatically locates and tracks objects.

7 of the best telescopes available at High Point Scientific

A microscopic image of a tardigrade.

Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

What happened to those tardigrades sent to the Moon?

A stunning long-exposure photograph of the Perseid meteors 2023. The vertical Milky Way gives off the illusion that the inactive Mount Erciyes volcano, is active again! Credit: Kayseri Erciyes A.Ş. Ski Resort.

Astronomy invites you to view the Perseids from an inactive Turkish volcano

An artist's depiction of the rotation of hydrogen in a galaxy shows a round collection of colors to indicate the position of gases relative to the observer.

Galaxies, Science

Astronomers accidentally find a galaxy that hasn’t birthed any stars

An illustration of the dwarf planets Makemake and Eris.

Alien Life, Science, Solar System

Distant worlds Eris and Makemake unveil surprisingly active natures to the world’s largest space telescope

Supernova 1987A, imaged by the Hubble and JWST. The faint blue source in the centre is the emission detected with the JWST/NIRSpec instrument. The bright stars to the left and right of the inner ring are unrelated to the supernova. Credit: Hubble Space Telescope WFPC-3/James Webb Space Telescope NIRSpec/J. Larsson

Exotic Objects, Stars

JWST’s new look at Supernova 1987A reveals a neutron star

This view of the twilight sky and Martian horizon taken by NASA Curiosity Mars rover includes Earth as the brightest point of light in the night sky. Earth is a little left of center in the image, and our moon is just below Earth.

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Isolation and annoying co-workers: Solving the stress of a trip to Mars

Vaonis’ Vespera is a portable smart scope that can be used for night — or day — sky viewing.

Telescopes and Equipment

Vaonis’ Vespera smart scope reviewed

A woman using the Unistellar app on a device to operate the Unistellar eQuinox 2 telescope.

Telescopes and Equipment

The Unistellar eQuinox 2 scope reviewed

A photo of the Moon's Clavius Crater. Credit: NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio/USGS

Robotic Spaceflight, Science, The Moon

You can pay to have your ashes buried on the Moon. Should you?

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Space law protects you if a satellite falls on your house

Two of the three objects this week — open cluster M50 and the Rosette Nebula (NGC 2237–9/46) — lie within the confines of the constellation Monoceros the Unicorn. Credit: Roen Kelly

What stars are in the sky? Here’s what you can see this week