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Perhaps due to Japan's temperate climate, the Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu is more gentle and benevolent than some other sun deities.
space exploration

How Can Myths Help Us Understand the Stars? AO Wants to Know.

Astrophysicist and folklorist Moiya McTier teaches science through storytelling.
Andrew Coletti March 20, 2025
Artist's impression of the Milky Way.
science

Podcast: Marching Through the Galaxy With Moiya McTier

The award-winning astrophysicist and folklorist takes us on a tour of the Milky Way.
The Podcast Team March 21, 2024
A total solar eclipse—a much-sought experience for astro-tourists.
astronomy

Eclipses, Meteors, and the Elusive Delights of Astro-tourism

Dark-sky parks, stargazing cruises, and other ways to tour the heavens without leaving our home planet.
Vahe Peroomian March 18, 2024
The center of the Milky Way glows in various colors, an effect invisible to the naked eye, in this time-exposure photo from the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Northern Chile.
astronomy

The Milky Way's Heart Is Disappearing—For Now

For most of us, the next few weeks are our last chance to glimpse our galaxy's center, before the sun gets in the way.
Rebecca Boyle September 27, 2023
astronomy

A Cosmos of Contemplation Awaits the Mindful Stargazer

The night sky offers a path to both scientific understanding and being present in the universe.
Rebecca Boyle August 16, 2023
The Milky Way rises above Pakistan's Karakoram Mountain Range.
meteorites

The 8 Best Astronomy Books For Beginners

From Mary Roach’s hilarious look at space travel to astronaut Scott Kelly’s photos documenting a year off planet.
Sarah Durn August 10, 2023
An artist's visual rendering of noisy gravitational waves.
observatories

Stargazing in a Multi-Sensory Universe

Sight is only one of the senses we can use to explore space. Welcome to multi-messenger astronomy.
Rebecca Boyle August 2, 2023
Star parties are a great way to learn how to find your way among the stars. This composite photo, created from 80 still shots, was taken during a star party at Utah's Canyonlands National Park, celebrating its designation as an International Dark Sky Park.
astronomy

A Beginner's Guide to Finding Your Way in the Heavens

It's easy to identify planets, stars, and even galaxies once you know where to look for them.
Rebecca Boyle July 19, 2023
The Large Magellanic Cloud, up close(ish) and personal, in a detail from the Ciel Austral team's image.
astronomy

How Amateur Astronomers Used a Remote Observatory to Peer at a Nearby Galaxy

Hey there, neighbor!
Jessica Leigh Hester April 29, 2019
Most of the stars in the Milky Way are clustered in the bright spot at the center of the plane.
galaxy

Get Lost in This Mind-Blowing Atlas of 1.7 Billion Stars

A new image offers an “all-sky view” of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 27, 2018
The Milky Way as observed from the Chilean desert.
space exploration

Found: First Evidence of Planets Outside the Milky Way

3.8 billion light-years is really, really far away.
Vittoria Traverso February 5, 2018
The Hubble eXtreme Deep Field image shows just how many galaxies are out there (in a near-empty patch of sky). None are as old as G09 83808.
telescopes

Found: One of the Oldest Things in the Universe

A newly observed galaxy formed just after the Big Bang.
Vittoria Traverso November 6, 2017