Saturn’s Rings Are Ghosting Us This Weekend

A rare alignment between Earth and Saturn will make the gas giant’s rings appear so thin that they’ll be nearly invisible.

NASA's $30 Billion Image Of 3I/ATLAS Out-Blurred By Amateur's Backyard Telescope

A viral backyard-telescope photo claims to outshine NASA's $30 billion "close-up" view of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS — but ...
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Oregon hobbyists reach for the stars with backyard astrophotography

In the quiet darkness of his Mount Tabor backyard in Southeast Portland, Josh Romberg carefully points his 4-foot telescope at the North Star. Unlike amateur astronomers of decades past, he isn’t ...
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Astronomers and backyard enthusiasts work together to detect rare long-period exoplanet

A gas giant the size of Jupiter, yet even heavier and denser, has captured the attention of astronomers across the world. This planet, now confirmed and named TOI-4465 b, lies roughly 400 light-years ...
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You Won't Believe This Stunning Andromeda Galaxy Photo Was Taken From Someone's Backyard

For decades, capturing detailed images of galaxies beyond the Milky Way has felt like the exclusive domain of high-powered space telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb. But one backyard ...
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Dennis Mammana: Albireo’s Twin Stars Reveal Striking Splash of Color in Autumn Night Sky

Many stargazers are surprised to learn that stars do not all appear the same but actually display different colors. Those that appear white are hotter ...
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Astronomy has a major data problem – simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

Professional astronomers don’t make discoveries by looking through an eyepiece like you might with a backyard telescope. Instead, they collect digital images in massive cameras attached to large ...