astronomy

lit observatory at night

Penn State-led team discovers three new planets—and a mystery.

Asteroid video captured by NASA's Swift satellite

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Three new planets and a mystery discovered outside our solar system

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Now there's an app for NASA's Swift Observatory

lighted bridge into city against night sky

Probing Question: How are we affected by light pollution?

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$3.3 million award to find planets in habitable zones of nearby star

Electrical engineering's McCoy wins space scholarship

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Oct. 19: Roger Knacke returns to lead Open House Night in Astronomy

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Astronomy Open House celebrates Neptune's 'first' birthday

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Distant black hole discovered devouring a Sun-like star

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Schneider appointed department head in Eberly College of Science

Lawrence W. Ramsey

Ramsey appointed chairman of board of directors of Gemini Observatory

'Saturn and the Summer Sky' objects of next astronomy open house

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Cosmic explosion: New candidate for most distant object in universe

bursting purple orb in space that is emitting light yellow rays

The Swiftest Satellite

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