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The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences, and Technology (SAASST) at the University of Sharjah (UoS) organised a ...

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Astronomers uncover how massive stars form by tracking interstellar ammonia. Using the U.S. National Science Foundation ...

Previously described as playing astronomical "spot the difference," Kilonova Seekers asks the public to compare the latest ...

On his first trip to the Grand Canyon Star Party, Dave Eicher joins thousands for a week of lectures, observing, and cosmic ...

The research draws on two existing approaches to better estimate stars’ ages.

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The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

Celebrate the Fourth with the Fireworks Galaxy, then check out the Demon Star Algol and the Full Buck Moon in the sky this ...