LATEST NEWS
Massive Stars Grow By Eating Finger Food
Astronomers don’t fully understand how the galaxy’s most massive stars form, but a new simulation sheds light on the process of stellar birth.
Hubble Catches Exoplanet Shadow Play
A unique method reveals the influence of a planet within the stellar disk around TW Hydrae.
Cassini Spies Daphnis Making Waves
Now that Cassini is in its “ring-grazing orbits” phase, it has returned stunning new views of Daphnis and friends.
OBSERVING HIGHLIGHTS
This Week’s Sky at a Glance, January 27 – February 4
Can you see the Winter Hexagon? It now fills the sky toward the east and south after dinnertime. Also, new Moon tonight (exact at 7:07 p.m. EST).
Get Your Iridium Fix Before It’s Too Late!
Say it ain’t so! The shock and dazzle of Iridium flares will soon be a thing of the past. Here’s how to make the most of seeing them before a new generation of spacecraft replaces the Iridium satellites.
Plan ahead with this guide to the best meteor showers of the year.
COMMUNITY
Join Alan Stern in S&T‘s Next Live Webinar!
You won’t want to miss S&T‘s live webinar this Saturday, January 28th. Hear Alan Stern’s personal take on how NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft got to Pluto and what we learned once it got there.
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BEAUTIFUL, ALSO, ARE THE SOULS OF MY BLACK SISTERS 