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Astronomers have uncovered a massive gas planet in a place it should never exist, orbiting one of the smallest stars in the ...

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A lucky alignment of space- and ground-based telescopes has enabled researchers to nail down the mass of a rogue planet for the first time. Unlike worlds in our Solar System, rogue planets do not ...

You have likely heard Europa described as one of the most promising places to search for life beyond Earth. The icy moon of ...

Located in the hills of Uttarakhand, Pithoragarh is now giving travellers a reason to look up at the night sky. The district has inaugurated its first Astronomical Observatory, set up by the District ...

New observations of a nearby red giant star suggest that a long-standing explanation for how giant stars spread life’s essential elements through the galaxy may be incomplete. Starlight pushing on gra ...

Astronomy is the oldest of the sciences. The sky is a free resource, and those who live away from city lights are fortunate to enjoy it for their passion, imagination, and even livelihoods. That’s the ...

Goals: Learn basic astronomy concepts at a beginner’s level. Locate and understand featured celestial/astronomical events. Locate and identify common constellations and asterisms. Sunday, October 19, ...

A six-year-old girl’s tearful farewell to her broken AI robot moved millions in China when the tiny machine gently taught her one last word – “memory,” moments before shutting down. The girl, ...