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M5, your new favorite globular star cluster
M5 in Serpens Caput is a refreshing sight through a small telescope, as thousands of stars cluster together into the tightly packed ball of this globular cluster.
June 6, 2025
Moon landing attempt by ispace not looking good
The Japanese company ispace attempted a moon landing on June 5, 2025. The livestream ended with no word yet on if the lander survived. It's not looking good.
June 5, 2025
Largest explosions in the universe since the Big Bang
Astronomers have discovered the largest explosions since the Big Bang. These extreme nuclear transients are massive stars getting destroyed by black holes.
June 5, 2025
Galactic collision? Milky Way might not be doomed after all
Newly combined data shows Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies might not collide as previously assumed. The research puts chances of a galactic collision at 50/50.
June 5, 2025
See the best deep-sky photos of May 2025 here
Enjoy this gallery of deep-sky photos for May 2025 from our EarthSky community. If you have a great photo to share, send it in, too. We love to see them!
June 5, 2025
Did sunscreen help ancient humans survive a pole shift?
Did sunscreen help ancient humans when Earth's magnetic field grew dangerously thin some 41,000 years ago? A new study suggests it did.
June 4, 2025
Unusual star pulsing in X-ray and radio baffles scientists
Astronomers have discovered an unusual star that emits both radio and X-ray wavelength pulses at the same time, every 44 minutes.
June 4, 2025
Canadian wildfire smoke blankets huge swath of North America
Canadian wildfire smoke has been pouring into the United States, lowering air quality and turning skies black and gray, and the sun and moon red.
June 4, 2025
Weird! Titan’s atmosphere is wobbling like a gyroscope
Using data from NASA's Cassini mission, scientists have found that Titan's atmosphere is wobbling like a gyroscope. But they're not sure why.
June 3, 2025
Meet the adorable red panda, which isn’t really a panda!
The red panda is so peculiar! It is not a panda, it feeds mainly on bamboo but can't digest it, and it has a false thumb. What a Asian treasure!
June 2, 2025
