Atop the mountain Cerro Armazones in Chile, construction is underway on the Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), which will usher ...

Merger of two neutron stars in the aftermath of a supernova may have been observed for the first time, though questions ...

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Over the ensuing five hours, the NIH leadership and MAHA Institute moderators found many areas of common ground: anger over ...

Sky gazers can view the March 3 lunar eclipse at Brasada Ranch in Oregon’s high desert located in certified dark sky territory at 3,000 feet above sea level.

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