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When, in 2023, Star Wars: Ahsoka made it clear that much of the plot would hinge on finding missing pieces to the astronomical map, Star Wars fans heaved a collective deep sigh. Here we go again. In ...

If you explore the night sky it won't be long before you realize there is a lot of dust and gas up there. The interstellar dust between the stars accounts for 1% of the mass of the interstellar medium ...

PARIS — The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its €940 million ($1.3 billion) Gaia star-mapping spacecraft Dec. 19 after postponing the mission one month due to technical issues involving a ...

The star-mapping Gaia satellite was struck by high-speed micrometeoroid, and it left a gap in the shield, scientists say. ESA/ATG medialab; background: ESO/S. Brunier Science fiction movies that show ...

In a monastery library on the Sinai Peninsula, a devotional handbook by the monk John Climacus sat quietly for centuries while a far older scientific treasure hid beneath its ink. Medieval scribes had ...

Monument Plaza at Hoover Dam has reopened, restoring access to artwork created in the 1930s and visited by millions of visitors over the past nine decades.

Once you know how to use a star map, finding your way around the night sky is easy. Credit: Creators.com illustration I’ve been finding my way around the night sky with a star map for more than six ...