Category: Current Astronomy News
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The Seestar S50 Pro (Smart Telescope)
The world of amateur astronomy has changed once again. First, the Seestar S50, ZWO’s original smart telescope may have been discontinued (it is sold out).…
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Mapping the World (2026 Update)
Just in case you missed it, there has been a lot of discussion lately about maps. No, it is not the name of a gulf…
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Pluto – 20 years later
Twenty years ago something happened that made many people mad. Pluto was removed from the list of official planets and became a dwarf planet. Pluto,…
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Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launched on August 20, 2026 and is currently on a 100-day journey to its planned position in space beyond…
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A Lunar Eclipse (August 27-28, 2026)
On the evening of Thursday August 27, 2026, there will be an eclipse of the Moon. This will not be a total lunar eclipse, but…
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Perseids Meteor Shower (August 12-13, 2026)
One of the year’s best meteor showers, the Perseids, will take place on the night of Wednesday, August 12 into the morning of Thursday, August…
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August 2026 Solar Eclipse (August 12, 2026)
There will be a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – but it will only visible from Europe. The Northeastern U.S. will experience…
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Images from The Euclid Telescope
Continuing a long line of space telescopes, ESA’s Euclid was launched in 2023 and began its science mission in 2024. It is positioned at the…
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The LHC is down, a look back at the Higgs, and Francois Englert passes away
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is down. But not forever. As the folks at Universe Today put it: “See You Later, Accelerator!” The LHC is…
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FAS Observatory Director Images 70 Caldwell Objects
FAS Observatory Director Dr. Bill Rankin has done it again. After imaging all the 109 objects in Messier’s catalog, he has captured images of 70…
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Images from The Vera C. Rubin Observatory (Updated)
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory just released an image of an ocean of stars (go to the link to scroll in and around the image.)…
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Another 10,000 Exoplanets?
Don’t look now, but astronomers might have found another 10,000 exoplanet candidates. These have not been confirmed, but if they are, the total number of…