As we zoomed into the Crab Nebula, surrounded by a rainbow of space dust and stars, hands shot into the air, reaching out to touch new corners of the universe. We had started in Yosemite Valley, with ...

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In a captivating display of cosmic wonder, NASA has recently featured an extraordinary image capturing a celestial phenomenon known as the Messier 24, or the Sagittarius Star Cloud. Unlike the typical ...

MCDONALD OBSERVATORY Solar viewing programs, guided tours, and interactive exhibits available for day-trippers, $8; self-guided tour, free; star parties Tuesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, $10; special ...

Even though I think they’re all pretty much the same, I’ve never been disappointed by any of the Adler Planetarium‘s space shows. Those domed screens just leave me defenseless. The image is not just ...

The year begins with brilliant Jupiter dominating the heavens. It will remain in our early evening sky throughout the spring months, though it’ll be receding from Earth and will begin to fade a bit by ...

With a new image, NASA commemorates the first anniversary of doing science with the most powerful observatory ever sent to space. By Katrina Miller By now, perhaps, we should be getting used to unreal ...

FILE - The moon covered the sun during a total solar eclipse Aug. 21, 2017, photographed in Cerulean, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)(Timothy D. Easley / ASSOCIATED PRESS) Perhaps you’ve heard ...