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  • Palomar's First Woman Director Leads Historic Observatory to New Era in Transient Astronomy 9 October 2025
    Astrophysicist Mansi Manoj Kasliwal, whose work has been key to understanding the changing infrared sky, is guiding Palomar Observatory into its next chapter. The post Palomar's First Woman Director Leads Historic Observatory to New Era in Transient Astronomy appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Charity Hume
  • Music and Science Unite in the Work of Cosmologist Stephon Alexander 30 September 2025
    A fight against conventionality has driven cosmologist Stephon Alexander on a groundbreaking journey through theoretical physics. The post Music and Science Unite in the Work of Cosmologist Stephon Alexander appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Anne Saker
  • Royal Observatory Greenwich / ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 12 September 2025
    See the images that won the 2025 Astronomy Photographer of the Year award. The post Royal Observatory Greenwich / ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Sean Walker
  • The Milky Way Returns to the Night Sky in a Tide of Starlight 28 May 2025
    The summertime Milky Way ascends in the east on May nights. Find a dark sky and let it take you away! The post The Milky Way Returns to the Night Sky in a Tide of Starlight appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Bob King
  • Donna Elbert and the Table on Page 208 6 February 2025
    Working 30 years for the legendary astrophysicist, the self-taught mathematician calculated a key value necessary for a planet to sustain a global magnetic field, and thus life — a breakthrough overlooked for half a century. The post Donna Elbert and the Table on Page 208 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Anne Saker
  • Modest Expectations Give Rise to Delight 3 February 2025
    If we amateur astronomers lean into discovery, there's no limit to the breadth of wonder under a wide-open sky. The post Modest Expectations Give Rise to Delight appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Jennifer Willis
  • Native American Full Moon Names for 2025 1 January 2025
    Native American tribes each had their own full Moon names — we introduce the most commonly used ones and the traditions behind them. The post Native American Full Moon Names for 2025 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Javier Barbuzano
  • The Best Meteor Showers in 2025 28 December 2024
    You’ll fight a bright Moon to watch August’s beloved Perseid meteor shower in 2025. But it should be an excellent year for December’s strong Geminid shower. The post The Best Meteor Showers in 2025 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Alan MacRobert
  • How To Get Started with that New Telescope 25 December 2024
    How to start successfully with your new telescope — a guide to what you need to know, how to set it up, and things you can start finding with it in tonight’s sky. The post How To Get Started with that New Telescope appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    The Editors of Sky & Telescope
  • Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The Woman Who Unraveled the Stars 10 December 2024
    The groundbreaking research of Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin revolutionized our understanding of stellar composition. Yet her legacy was almost forgotten. The post Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: The Woman Who Unraveled the Stars appeared first on Sky & Telescope.
    Akshita Singh