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The April 'Pink Moon' and Lyrid meteor shower are coming to Kentucky. Here's when to see them and what to know.

Look up in April 2026 for Venus and Jupiter, the Lyrids peak, zodiacal light after the new moon, and a short window to catch ...

Introduction to Astronomy is a college class usually filled with excitement and a lot of questions about outer space. Questions like: What are black holes? Are there planets out there that are ...

Stellar streams are trails of stars that astronomers can study to solve mysteries about the history of our Milky Way galaxy ...

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The long nights of December are an astronomical delight. The early evening sky hosts Saturn as the main feature, along with Uranus and Neptune. Jupiter rises later and is visible all night, its four ...

Neutrino astronomy has emerged as a pillar of high-energy astrophysics following the discovery of a diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux by IceCube. The ...

Astronomy and commercial space are often portrayed as being on a collision course, yet their futures are deeply intertwined. As satellite constellations expand, astronomers raise concerns about trails ...

One day, while I was looking at the credits for an attractive image on AstroBin, I noticed the camera listed was “Player One.” I wondered who that company was. As time went by, I saw similar credits ...