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The Light Pyramid at the far end of Midsummer Boulevard.
Milton Keynes, England

Midsummer Boulevard Light Pyramid

This suburban British town holds secrets that would have made the druids proud.
The surface of Bennu, up close.
space exploration

A New, Up-Close Look at an Old, Near-Earth Asteroid

The spacecraft OSIRIS-REx gives us a startlingly clear view of space rock that probably won't hit us.
Evan Nicole Brown January 29, 2019
Inside the library.
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain

Royal Library of San Lorenzo de El Escorial

This influential Renaissance-era library was once the haunt of kings and monks.
The night sky at Utah's Arches National Park.
astronomy

As Light Pollution Spreads, U.S. National Parks Become Stargazing Sanctuaries

They're using the growing popularity of astrotourism to protect the night sky.
Kim O'Connell December 31, 2018
Whoa, what's up with that?
meteorites

What the Heck Was That Squiggle in the Sky?

No, it's not a chemtrail. Or space junk. Or aliens.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 20, 2018
Comet Wirtanen on December 10, 2018.
astronomy

How to Find 2018’s Brightest Comet

Seeing it for yourself will take some planning and effort.
Anna Kusmer December 11, 2018
Pirámide de los Nichos
Papantla, Mexico

Pirámide de los Nichos (Pyramid of the Niches)

The singular ruins of a mysterious lost city.
A bison figure depicted in the Lascaux Shaft Scene.
caves

How Early Humans Used Cave Art to Understand the Night Sky

They weren't just painting animals.
Evan Nicole Brown November 27, 2018
Apep appears to be watching us.
astronomy

See the Newly Found, Explosive Star System Named for an Egyptian Snake God

Apep has the right conditions for the biggest known explosion in the universe.
Matthew Taub November 19, 2018
European Southern Observatories in Chile.
science

Where on Earth Can You Put a Giant Telescope?

Why astronomers keep putting them in the same places.
Sarah Laskow May 25, 2023
Munich, Germany

Fraunhofer Refractor at the Deutsches Museum

The telescope that discovered Neptune.
Inside the observatory.
Munich, Germany

Volkssternwarte München

A delightful but little-known public observatory and planetarium in Munich.
Permanently Closed
Scottish Dark Sky Observatory.
Ayr, Scotland

Scottish Dark Sky Observatory

This observatory within Europe's first dark sky park offers stunning views of the night sky.
La Palma, Spain

Lego Nordic Optical Telescope

A detailed 1:32 scale model of Scandinavia's largest telescope.
Ukiah Latitude Observatory in the early 1900s.
Ukiah, California

Ukiah Latitude Observatory

One of only five observatories in the world built to measure the Earth's wobble.
Lego model of the VLT set against a background photograph of the Milky Way from the actual telescope site in Chile’s Atacama Desert.
Garching bei München, Germany

Lego Very Large Telescope

A surprisingly detailed model of one of the most powerful telescopes in the world.
Van de Wall telescope.
Leiden, Netherlands

Van der Wall Telescope

Once the world's biggest telescope, it was later used as a coat hanger by a famous Dutch astronomer.
Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Planetarium

The first and only planetarium in Sri Lanka.