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White-tailed deer start growing antlers in March or April as the days start to lengthen. July marks the peak of their antler ...
A newly discovered object, dubbed A11pl3Z, appears to be moving too fast and straight to have originated in the solar system.
From Mercury’s peak visibility to the Southern delta Aquariids meteor shower, July’s skywatching lineup promises an array of ...
Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic evidence, captured using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large ...
Mercury reaches its greatest elongation, 26 degrees east of the sun on July 4. From latitude 40 degrees north, the ...
More than a decade in the making, the Vera Rubin Observatory finally released its first image as its begins its ...
The Bullet Cluster, named for its distinctive shape, has long been considered a smoking gun for the existence of dark matter ...
Venus continues to be the “Morning Star” in the east before dawn, albeit it has become dimmer — but still bright — as it ...
Venus moves east as July progresses and stands 3° due north of Aldebaran on the 14th, after skirting the northern regions of ...
Mercury is the month's highlight, reaching greatest elongation July 4. Also on show in the Southern Hemisphere: Mars, Saturn, ...
Texas astronomers are part of the effort to construct the Giant Magellan Telescope – an effort that will bring a new level of ...
How does the camera on the James Webb Space Telescope work and see so far out? – Kieran G., age 12, Minnesota Imagine a ...