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On the night of May 25, 2019, astronomy educator Victoria Girgis was conducting a public stargazing session at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. A telescope and camera were trained on NGC 5353 ...

This month holds great promise for stargazers, as several astronomical wonders are coming. With the annual Perseids meteor shower just around the corner, as well as a handful of planetary conjunctions ...

A new comet approaching the sun has caught the attention of astronomers, primarily because of its lineage. It appears to ...

The "Blaze Star" T Coronae Borealis is expected to erupt with a magnificent explosion sometime between now and September, becoming visible to the naked eye. Here's how to find it when it does. When ...

York was the first researcher to find an isotope of hydrogen known as deuterium, which helped give researchers an understanding of dark matter.

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