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Emma Marcucci works for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, as Executive Director of the Smithsonian STARS program, which is supported through private gifts and donations. Scholars widely agree ...

Eric and Wendy Schmidt are backing a start-up-like approach to building a giant space telescope and powerful ground observatories. By Kenneth Chang Kenneth Chang reported on the unveiling of Schmidt ...

In the run up to Christmas, carols fill the air. Many have an astronomical twist, singing of the "Christmas Star" from the story of the nativity. Described in the Gospel of Matthew, the star guided ...

From new exoplanetary neighbors and a weakening dark energy to the best evidence for life on Mars and an interstellar comet that's got everyone talking, 2025 has been jam-packed with astronomical ...

Duane Hamacher received funding from the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne. He is also President of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture, ...

WASHINGTON — The annual National Christmas Tree Lighting returns to The Ellipse near the White House Thursday night, marking 102 years since a national tree first stood in the heart of Washington, D.C ...

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The discovery of a new celestial object in the Earth's neighborhood has created a buzz online asking whether the planet now has a second moon in its orbit. Any thoughts that Earth is now going to be ...

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Astronomers have detected the faint cosmic background hum created by black holes colliding over billions of years, a landmark in astrophysics. Arkansas will become first state to end PBS affiliation ...

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