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Solar Storms Could Cause Mayhem to Trains
The rail service here in the UK is often the brunt of jokes. If it’s not…
We’ve Entered a New Era: The Lunar Anthropocene
For almost half a century, the term “Anthropocene” has been informally used to describe the current…
Review: Unistellar’s eQuinox 2 Telescope and New Smart Solar Filter
I recently had the chance to try out one of Unistellar’s smart telescopes, the eQuinox 2.…
The Positions of Stars on an Ancient Navigation Device Tell us When it was Made
Astrolabes serve two purposes. First, they are useful as an astronomical tool, especially for finding a…
Three Baby Stars Found at the Heart of the Milky Way
The core of our Milky Way is buzzing with stars. Recently astronomers reported that it contains…
Big comet makes close approach to the Sun
A new comet was recorded by the NASA/ESA SOHO C3 and C3 coronagraphs from December 10…
Exomoons Defy Discovery – Universe Today
For a long time, we wondered if other stars hosted planets like the Sun does. Finally,…
Psyche Gives Us Its First Images of Space
NASA’s Psyche mission began eight weeks ago when it launched from the Kennedy Space Center. While…
Why Was it Tricky to Know the Distances to Galaxies JWST Was Seeing?
One of the chief objectives of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to study the…