Head south for a Messier globular duo – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Messier 4 is one of largest and loosest globular clusters in the Messier catalogue.…
A matter of perspective
[ad_1] Image: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava). There’s an almost 3D quality to…
Forming stars like the old days – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Did stars form differently 12 billion years ago compared to how they form today?…
Triple T-Tauri – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Image: KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Massey/T. A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NOIRLab)/M. Zamani and D. de Martin…
Cosmic sky of red and blue – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Image: ESO/VPHAS+ Team. Splashes of colour illustrate the clear difference between the two most…
Gear up for Mars and Jupiter’s great coming-together – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Mars and Jupiter lay within a degree on the morning of 19 March 2020.…
Giant moon Titan occulted by Saturn – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] On 9 August Saturn’s rings are tilted by 2.6°, a shallow enough angle to…
the return of summer’s shooting star spectacular! – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] A Perseid meteor from 2015. Image: Alan Tough. The annual Perseid meteor shower has…
Watch as the Moon hides Saturn – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Saturn is occulted by a near full Moon on the pre-dawn of 21 August…