This video captures the dramatic drop of the world’s heaviest 4-inch cube from a height of 45 meters onto solid concrete, testing the sheer force of impact and revealing whether the cube or the ground ...

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If you were to ask a group of dedicated amateur astronomers to list their favorite telescopic targets, few if any would mention asteroids. That's easy to understand. The typical asteroid lacks the jaw ...

I've been following this mission since the early WFIRST days, largely because of having some custom industrial imaging sensor development experience, which is a relatively small community that ...

High above the village of Alfred sits Stull Observatory, Alfred University’s very own gateway to the cosmos. An observatory at a school of Alfred’s size is rare—but thanks to our dark skies and ...

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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- From the garage attic roof that opens in several places to accommodate large telescopes to the elaborate train display and children's play area in the basement, Lon Furness has ...

On Aug. 17, 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall discovered Mars's moon Phobos. Hall was working at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. and looking through a 26-inch refractor telescope — ...

Initial lunar observation should begin with unaided-eye familiarization of major features, followed by binocular observation for enhanced detail identification. Optimal lunar viewing occurs during ...