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The Great Give, 36 hour online giving event to support local nonprofits

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It is time again for the Great Give. This is an annual fundraising event coordinated by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. It is a 36 hour event starting May 06 8:00 am through May 07 8:00 pm. Please consider a donation. Not only will your dollars help us to further our mission of bringing astronomy to the public, there are donation contests as well. First to receive a donation, the most donations, the most donations before noon, etc. Winners of these contests earn additional donations sponsored by different companies and organizations. Please donate. Thank you.

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ESO European Southern Observatory ESOcast

ESOcast SD

ESOcast is a video podcast series dedicated to bringing you the latest news and research from ESO, the European Southern Observatory. Here we explore the Universe's ultimate frontier.

FaviconTwo planets spotted forming around a young star | ESO News

Posted on: 24 Mar 2026, 9:00 am


Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have observed two exoplanets forming around the young star WISPIT 2. Both planets are gas giants, more massive than Jupiter, and are carving out gaps in the disc of gas and dust around their host star. The WISPIT 2 system could therefore resemble a young Solar System. This video summarises the discovery.





CBS News Sunday Morning article Preserving the starry starry night

NASA Image Of The Day

NASA Image of the Day

The latest NASA "Image of the Day" image.

FaviconBuilding on America’s 65-Year Legacy of Human Spaceflight 5 May 2026, 12:06 pm

America’s first human spaceflight begins as the Mercury-Redstone 3 (MR-3) space vehicle, with astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. aboard, launches from Cape Canaveral, Florida on May 5, 1961.

FaviconHubble Spots a Starry Spiral 4 May 2026, 11:18 am

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the glittering spiral galaxy NGC 3137, located 53 million light-years away in the constellation Antlia (the Air Pump).

APOD for Today

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Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Astronomy News

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Favicon Mexico City is sinking up to 14 inches per year, satellite images show

Mexico City is one of the fastest subsiding cities in the world, dropping by up to 14 inches every year.

Favicon NASA just released 12,000 photos from Artemis 2. Here are our top picks

You could spend hours scrolling through the thousands of photos just released by NASA from the Artemis 2 moon mission.

Faces of the Moon A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

There Once Was A Sky Full Of Stars A new book by ASNH member Bob Crelin Click the book below for information on the book

The 100 Best Targets for Astrophotography A new book by ASNH member Ruben Kier Click the book below for a review from Springer.com

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