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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.

FaviconNASA's X-59 Gets Freedom 250 Logo 27 Apr 2026, 3:36 pm

The X-59’s tail and jet engine feature a new marking — a Freedom 250 logo celebrating the nation’s 250th birthday in 2026.

FaviconThe Day of the Trifid Nebula 24 Apr 2026, 10:59 am

NASA celebrates Hubble’s 36th anniversary with a new image of the Trifid Nebula, a star-forming region it first captured in 1997. The telescope leveraged almost its full operational lifetime to show us changes in the nebula on human time scales with an improved camera.

APOD for Today

APOD

Astronomy Picture of the Day

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They're like mountain peaks, but they are forming stars. They're like mountain peaks, but they are forming stars.


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Can you find the comet? Can you find the comet?


Astronomy News

Space.com News Feed

Favicon Aurora expert captures rare pulsating northern lights in remarkable detail: 'One of the most profound sightings of my career'

An unusually powerful pulsating aurora display lit up skies over Arctic Norway for nearly three hours during a colossal geomagnetic storm.

Favicon Scientists learn how much baby stars in Orion weigh — by watching their dance moves

By peering deep inside Orion's star-forming gas clouds, radio astronomers have been able to directly measure the masses of young binary stars, confirming that our theoretical models are on the right lines.

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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