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lightning in the sky

Science, Solar System

Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space

Speakers at the 2025 I Heart Pluto Festival

Lowell Observatory holds I Heart Pluto Festival

still from the sonification of galaxy cluster RXC J0142.9+4438

Listen to the universe: How sonification turns data into sound

Starmus La Palma poster

Starmus La Palma announces first round of artists lineup and program structure

Night sky over a sculpture at Observatorio Cerro Mayu

The Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors Program: Sharing the skies above Chile

Starmus La Palma poster

Science, Space Exploration

Starmus La Palma: The Island of Stars lineup revealed

A double rainbow seen from Saguaro National Park in Tucson, Arizona, features a bright primary and a faint secondary as a companion. In the foreground are giant saguaro cacti.

Explore the science of rainbows

Euclid releases stunning first map of the deep sky

Science, Solar System

India’s lunar rover found remnants of the Moon’s ancient global magma ocean

NASA FLUTE telescope

Robotic Spaceflight, Science

This NASA project could create staggeringly powerful telescopes

Starmus kicked off a spectacular concert event open to the public in Bratislava, which attracted some 25,000 to 30,000 people who flocked to the site. The brilliant electronic musician Jean-Michel Jarre took to the stage, aided by lasers and fireworks, and hosted special guest Brian May of Queen. Credit: David J. Eicher.

Science, Solar System

Starmus spotlights planet Earth: This Week in Astronomy with Dave Eicher

The Prague astronomical clock. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The secrets and scandal of the Prague astronomical clock