The South American country, which hosts some of the world’s major astronomical observatories, promises to protect its night skies, from the Atacama Desert to Tierra del Fuego.
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Tonight the Moon's in the Teapot. High in early dawn, Mars stands over Jupiter while Regulus twinkles below.
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This curious cloud requires no solid particles to seed its formation — a theoretical phenomenon that's never been observed until now.
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The Moon bugs out just in time to enjoy the peak of the Orionids, which trace their origin to Halley's Comet.
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NASA announced three new scientific payloads that will head to the Moon to better understand lunar hazards and resources.
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New simulations suggest that the planets' orbits will destabilize well before the Sun expands into its red giant phase.
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Take advantage of these moonless evenings! Make friends with some far Cassiopeia clusters in the high-arching Milky Way. Soon the Moon will return.
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The stellar gathering known as Garro 04 belongs to a growing number of enigmatic groupings that combine traits of young open clusters ancient globulars.
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Astronomers have found a distant fast radio burst whose signal has traversed much of the universe before arriving at Earth.
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Particle physicist earned the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to neutrino astronomy.
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The star at the heart of the oft-observed Helix Nebula powered a clumpy wind before it died. Now, new images capture these clumps’ dissolution into the space between stars.
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In twilight, watch bold Venus and tiny Spica approach each other to meet September 1st. And check whether you'll be able to see anything of Wednesday's solar eclipse!
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View the August 12th total solar eclipse from anywhere — the livestream options are plentiful!
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Several science campaigns plan to greet the racing shadow of the Moon on August 12th.
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With a new Moon in play, skywatchers anticipate a fine Perseid performance this year.
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Scientists observing the Sun with the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope have caught a wave-like shape that's never been seen on the Sun's visible surface.
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Brief but powerful flashes of radio waves are aiding astronomers' quest to find and map cosmic gas.
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Delphinus, the constellation looks just like a tiny Dolphin that's splashing its way through the sky amidst other famous summer sights.
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The longest total solar eclipse visible from land until 2114 will sweep across Spain and North Africa on August 2, 2027. Here’s how to choose where to watch it.
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This month we’ve got three big celestial events to cover: eclipses of the Sun and Moon, and especially good prospects for the Perseid meteor shower. Plus we’ll track down a few planets, and gaze at the center of our galaxy. So load up on the bug juice, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.
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