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 ...
OM System cameras have a rare ability to autofocus on the night sky and create composite light trails in camera – but the brand’s latest camera takes astrophotography up a notch. The OM-3 Astro is a ...
Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Cory Benfield discusses the evolution of ...
Surrounded by metal pipes and tangles of cables, two researchers point to bright orange squiggles on a computer screen. The squiggles are a poem written in ancient Greek about heavenly phenomena, seen ...
The September 2025 issue featured “A guide to beginner’s guides,” a reminiscence and description of some the books for astronomy beginners that Contributing Editor Raymond Shubinski recommends or ...
A spectacular new image from the James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures inside the Helix Nebula, where a dying sunlike star is enriching the galaxy with the elements needed for life.
Astronomy Days at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh, was set to take place the weekend of Jan. 24 but was postponed to this weekend due to weather. Another round of winter ...
After a string of dramatic failures, the huge Starship rocket from SpaceX had a fully successful test on Oct. 13, 2025. A couple more test flights, and SpaceX plans to launch it into orbit. A month ...
The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS 247) is being held Jan. 4 to Jan. 8 and will feature remarkable findings in exoplanet research and discussions shaping the future of ...
On 17 August 2017, the Advanced LIGO and Virgo detectors observed a gravitational‑wave (GW) signal designated GW170817. The signal lasted about 100 seconds in the sensitive frequency band (from ~24 Hz ...
Duane Hamacher received funding from the Australian Research Council and the University of Melbourne. He is also President of the International Society for Archaeoastronomy and Astronomy in Culture, ...
Much to the dismay of some automakers, the automotive sector hasn't been overrun (yet) with high-riding crossovers, SUVs, and trucks. There are still pockets of resistance across the passenger car ...