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We’ve checked out a bunch of them to help you find the best star maps app for your needs in 2025. Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned skywatcher, there’s likely an app that’s perfect for you ...

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The James Webb Space Telescope captured amazing imagery of merging galaxies II ZW 96. The merger is located 500 million light ...

Warm mid-August summer nights offer prime conditions for spotting three magnificent star clusters visible to northern-hemisphere skywatchers in the coming months. Star clusters are gravitationally ...

The spiral-bound chart before me appeared vaguely familiar. Clear markings combined with the use of color highlights, ...

You’ll find several bright planets, stars and obvious constellations in the February evening sky. The most obvious constellation this month is Orion. To find Orion, face south and look for Orion’s ...

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above," Lewis McCallum, an ...