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NASA’s Mars Insight lander witnessed the largest quake detected on another world at just the right time — as the lander begins to run low on power. The post NASA’s Insight Lander Detects Monster ‘Marsquake’ appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Astronomers connect the dots between two strange doppelganger galaxies, uncovering what might be a string of galactic pearls created in a cosmic collision 8 billion years ago. The post A Cosmic Collision Could Have Made Two Dark Matter–Less Galaxies appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

You’ve heard of sunspots, but how about Sun dots? A recent solar mission has snapped photos of tiny, bright dots on the Sun, and astronomers are contemplating their cause. The post Spotting Dots on the Sun appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

The full Flower Moon ducks inside Earth’s shadow in a total lunar eclipse this month. We help you prepare for all the highlights of the special event. The post Witness a Total Lunar Eclipse on Sunday, May 15–16 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Using a worldwide array of telescopes, the Event Horizon Telescope team has given us our first look at Sagittarius A*. The post Astronomers Unveil Image of the Milky Way’s Central Black Hole appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

The Moon becomes totally eclipsed, Corvus eyes Spica, Draco eyes Vega, and the last star of the rising Summer Triangle clears the horizon. The post This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 13 – 21 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Astronomers have spotted the X-ray flash that precedes a nova. The brief flare is the first sign of a white dwarf erupting into a nuclear-fusion fireball. The post Astronomers Watched a White Dwarf Turn into a Thermonuclear Fireball appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Two Sky & Telescope authors have won prestigious awards recognizing excellence in science journalism. The post S&T Authors Win Science Journalism Awards appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

Using Earth as an example, astronomers are testing a new technique that could image rocky exoplanets without resolving them. The post How to Image an Exoplanet with Just a Few Pixels appeared first on Sky & Telescope.

The Moon aligns with Pollux and Castor – but how precisely for you? Three zero-magnitude stars form a far-flung spring triad. And with Libra and Bootes up, the two oldest things you will ever see await your binoculars or scope. The post This Week’s Sky at a Glance, May 6 – 14 appeared first on Sky & Telescope.