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With billions of stars in the Milky Way, some nomenclature standardization is necessary
With billions of stars in the Milky Way, some nomenclature standardization is necessary Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse! Betelgeuse!
Twenty years ago today a magnetar's epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away
The familiar zodiac constellations are defined by Earth's motion around the sun, but they don't define your fate
The heavens will provide a bounty of viewing treasures in the coming year
This article in has a guide to viewing such showers . You can also go to this American Meteor Society webpage for more information and tips.
By: Lee Billings, Phil Plait
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope's history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun
By: Phil Plait, Lee Billings
This year, from Earth's perspective, Saturn's rings will appear nearly edge on, making them almost invisible
This year, from Earth's perspective, Saturn's rings will appear nearly edge on, making them almost invisible
The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define
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