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Royal Observatory Greenwich: The birthplace of modern astronomy turns 350

June 22 marks the 350th anniversary of the Royal Observatory Greenwich, the home of the historic Prime Meridian that is…

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1st images from the Vera C Rubin Observatory will drop on June 23  — here’s why that’s such a big deal

On Monday (June 23), the public and the wider science community will get their first look at images from the…

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Satellite streaks: Can the huge new Vera Rubin Observatory function in the megaconstellation age?

When astronomers first dreamt up the Vera Rubin Observatory in the 1990s, the sky above the Chilean Cerro Pachón, where…

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Why you should join a watch party to see the first images from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Rubin Observatory/NSF/AURA/A. Pizarro D I have never been to a watch party, unless you count…

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Milky Way arcs over Kitt Peak National Observatory photo of the day for June 16, 2025

On a warm June evening, viewers in Arizona watched the sky burst with color from the clouds of gas and…

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The Vera Rubin Observatory is about to completely transform astronomy

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is about to open a new eye on the universe Olivier Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory…

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Blockbuster New Vera Rubin Observatory Will Change Astronomy Forever

Astrophysics is, as many astrophysicists will tell you, the story of everything. The nature and evolution of stars, galaxies, galaxy…

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NASA diagnoses fracture in a ‘huge cosmic bone’ using X-ray observatory

A composite of X-ray and radio data showing galactic center filament G359.13142-0.20005. (Image credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Northwestern Univ./F. Yusef-Zadeh et al;…

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Amateur astronomer captures detailed photos of Croc’s Eye and Whirlpool galaxies from backyard observatory

Vermont-based astrophotographer Michele Hernandez Bayliss has captured stunning views of Messier 94 – also known as the Croc’s Eye galaxy…

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Preserving astronomy history – The fight is on to save an iconic Royal Observatory Greenwich site

Near the small town of Herstmonceux in the English county of East Sussex sits the former home of the Royal…

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