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Watch these One Sky Project films to explore Indigenous astronomy from home for free (videos)
Seven award-winning films about Indigenous sky stories are now open for personal downloads, or for planetariums to share the traditional knowledge with students.
AI is helping astronomers make new discoveries about the universe faster than ever before
AI has now spread into every field of astronomy and is helping astronomers learn more about the universe at an astonishing rate.
The moon: Everything you need to know about Earth's companion
Reference Learn how the moon formed, how its orbit affects Earth's tides, why solar and lunar eclipses happen and the history of lunar exploration.
Building telescopes on the moon could transform astronomy – and it's becoming an achievable goal
Lunar exploration is undergoing a renaissance. Dozens of missions, organized by multiple space agencies – and increasingly by commercial companies – are set to visit the moon by the end of this decade.
Hubble Telescope gazes into the heart of a monstrous galaxy cluster (photo)
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope gazes into the lair of a cosmic leviathan, a monstrous cluster of galaxies located nine billion light-years away in the constellation Draco.
Hubble telescope spies 'peek-a-boo' exoplanets amid star's tilted dust rings
Astronomers are watching a shadow sweep across the face of a vast disc of planet-birthing gas and dust surrounding the star TW Hydrae.
If dark matter is 'invisible,' how do we know it exists?
Despite making up most of the matter in the universe, dark matter doesn't interact with light. So how do astronomers know it is there?
New Carl Sagan documentary in the works from National Geographic and Seth MacFarlane
A new documentary honoring the incredible life of Carl Sagan is in development from National Geographic.
