"Your job is very simple! All you need to do is look out for the features that mark out spiral and e
...astronomy
Brother, can you spare a galactic classification?
WIKISKY
The main purpose of WIKISKY is to consolidate astronomical, astrophysical and other information abou
...Galaxy Zoo
Help classify galaxies via the Internet.
The Prairie Meteorite Search
University specialists are demonstrating what meteorites look like on the ground and reaping the ben
...New Mexican Telescope
Mexican President Vicente Fox has inaugurated a giant telescope that could help scientists uncover c
...The Center for Backyard Astrophysics
A global network of small telescopes dedicated to photometry of cataclysmic variables.
Nations compete for next generation radio telescope
Australia or South Africa will get to host the Square Kilometre Array
Pluto Controversy not over yet
A fierce backlash has begun against the decision by astronomers to strip Pluto of its status as a pl
...A really BIG telescope
European astronomers are planning to build an optical telescope that is four times bigger than any i
...Double planet system found without a star
We've known for a while about "planemos" - planetary-mass objects not orbiting a star. However, thi
...Astronomers Suggest Black Holes Don't Exist
Observations of a quasar have been interpreted to have it powered by a magnetospheric eternally coll
...World's oldest astronomy computer
The size of a shoebox, a mysterious bronze device scooped out of a Roman-era shipwreck at the dawn
...Ancient astronomical observatories - as seen from space
In one of history's nice ironies, we have turned our space-based observatories toward earth to photo
...Comet break-up fuels spectacular sky show
Comet 73P is continuing its glorious disintegration as it flies by Earth – the comet is now in at
...Astronomers: Watch for "Red Spot Jr" to overtake the original in July
Earlier this year, astronomers reported that a second "red spot" - a giant storm - had appeared on J
...Our sun may have a companion
The Binary Research Institute (BRI) has found that orbital characteristics of the recently discovere
...What factors affect my ability to see the moon during the day?
I have noticed that I can see the moon during the day sometimes, but not all the time. What factors
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