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Many of the World’s Greatest Observatories Suffer from Some Light Pollution
In a recent study published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, an international team of researchers examined…
New Poll Shows 2-1 Margin Of Support From Hawaiians For Thirty Meter Telescope
A new poll has shown that opposition to the construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope - which was originally scheduled…
This Is The Asteroid That Didn’t Hit Us
All right, sure – there are a lot of asteroids that don't hit us. And of course quite a few…
Rare Images of Red Sprites Captured at ESO
At the ESO's observatories located high in the Atacama Desert of Chile, amazing images of distant objects in the Universe are…
SOFIA Gives Scientists a First-Class View of a Supernova
Astronomers wanting a closer look at the recent Type Ia supernova that erupted in M82 back in January are in…
Keeping An Eye On Gaia
Gaia, ESA's long-anticipated mission to map the stars of our galaxy (as well as do a slew of other cool…
Dark Sky Regulations Bring Zodiacal Light to Rhode Island Observatory
The result of sunlight reflected off fine particles of dust aligned along the plane of the Solar System, zodiacal light…
Astronomy Cast 322: SOHO
As we've mentioned before, the Sun is a terrifying ball of plasma. It's a good thing we're keeping an eye…
A Parting Look at 2012 DA14: Was This a Warning Shot from Space?
Just as anticipated, on Friday, Feb. 15, asteroid 2012 DA14 passed us by, zipping 27,000 kilometers (17,000 miles) above Earth's surface…
The Paranal and the Shadow of the Earth
This beautiful photo, taken by ESO photo ambassador Babak Tafreshi, shows the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope array and VISTA…