"With ALMA, we can now see the atmosphere of a dying star with a level of clarity in a similar way to what we do for the sun.

Two new stars, or nova eruptions, have been resolved in unprecedented detail by six optical telescopes operating in unison as ...

Being slight oddities, brown dwarfs occupy a strange but useful niche in astronomy. Unlike exoplanets, which are often ...

In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to head out late in the evening of December 9 and ...

The discovery of stars with their outer layers of hydrogen stripped by companions fills a glaring hole in our understanding of supernovas and binary systems with colliding neutron stars. When you ...

For many years now, our magazine has held a wonderful public star party event in what could be termed the capital of astronomy in the United States, Tucson, Arizona. The public is welcome at this ...

And the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association holds- free "star parties" for schools and other opportunities for the public to scan the night sky through members' telescopes. Take an orbit around this ...

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Laura Nicole Driessen is a brand ambassador for the Rise & Shine Education Orbit Centre of Imagination. When you wish upon a star, Jiminy Cricket told us, your dreams come true. But according to an ...

The article recounts the author's personal journey into astronomy, highlighting several influential beginner astronomy guidebooks from various eras, including "Stars: A Guide to the Constellations," ...

From ancient civilizations charting the stars to modern-day horoscopes guiding daily decisions, our relationship with the cosmos is as complex as it is enduring. But how well do you really know the ...