You'll never look at the night sky the same: Why travelers are seeking out astrotourism
On an astrotourism trip like Gorov's, celestial objects take center stage. More travelers are seeking out the feeling of awe ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies?
In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed of a huge number of ... These glass plates recorded images of the night sky using a ...
February’s Night Sky: See The Planet Parade, A ‘False Dusk’ And A ‘Ramadan Moon’
Exciting February sky events include Venus at its brightest and closest to Earth, the moon occulting the Pleiades, and a ...
NASA's Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole
While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other ...
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James Webb Telescope Reveals a Dazzling Light Show From the Milky Way’s Black Hole
Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...
Canada's remote (but accessible) dark-sky sanctuary
Spanning 11,000 sq km of protected, pristine wilderness, Jasper National Park offers a one-of-a-kind destination for ...
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One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate’
In 1610, astronomer Galileo Galilei used the newly invented telescope to show that the Milky Way was composed of a ... plates recorded images of the night sky using a light-sensitive emulsion ...
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Astrophotography in February 2025: what to shoot in the night sky this coming month
This sunlight reflected from Earth ... sky objects and winter constellations. Use this opportunity to photograph the Beehive Cluster, the Pleiades, or the faint glow of the winter Milky Way.
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Light pollution is getting worse, but there is a movement to make our skies dark again
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series ... for the first time in decades, the Milky Way could be seen streaked across the black sky, speckled by thousands of shimmering stars.