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John Vermette, taken from Starfront Observatory, Texas Lying 1,000 light-years away, NGC 1333 is the most active star-forming region in the Perseus molecular complex, producing newborn stars that carve cavities in the surrounding dust. The imager collected 8 hours of exposure with a one-shot color camera and a 4-inch f/5 refractor.

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This week, Astronomy magazine Editor Emeritus Dave Eicher invites you to explore the Whirlpool Galaxy, cataloged as M51. It lies in Canes Venatici near the Big Dipper asterism along with its companion galaxy, NGC 5195. How to find the Whirlpool Galaxy — video transcript Hi, I’m Dave Eicher, editor emeritus of Astronomy magazine. Welcome to

After a trip to Germany where he witnessed the history-making first Zeiss projection planetarium, which had opened its doors in 1925, retired Sears, Roebuck & Co. executive Max Adler was eager to bring the technology to Chicago. In addition to making a donation of $500,000 (today, about $9.5 million) to drive the process, Adler purchased

Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column.  May 11: Egeria moves along Early risers have a great view of a lunar feature normally located near the limb this morning. An hour before sunrise, the Moon is roughly 20° above the eastern horizon. About 25 percent of its nearside is

Mission Highlight: Starship Flight 12 SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. EST for the 12th flight test of its Starship megarocket — the first for the new V3 configuration and the inaugural launch from the newly completed Pad 2 at Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas. V3 is a significant step up from