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September 11 - 13, 2026
Registration starts on 07/26/2026

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New exoplanet had been hiding for more than 10 years | ESO News

Posted on: 15 Jul 2026, 8:00 am


Astronomers have discovered a third planet orbiting the star Beta Pictoris using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). The new planet, Beta Pictoris d, is among the lightest exoplanets ever to be imaged from the ground. After the initial discovery, the team found it had been hiding in archive observations spanning more than a decade. This video summarises the study.

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Our First View of the Surface of Mars
20 Jul 2026

On the morning of July 20, 1976, roughly 40 minutes after mission controllers received word that the Viking 1 lander had successfully touched down on the surface of Mars, this photo gave us our first view from the surface of another planet.

Our First View of the Surface of Mars

NASA's Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula
17 Jul 2026

Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) directly measured the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to as the “Lighthouse” Nebula, for the first time.

NASA's Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula

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Favicon 50 years after Viking 1's historic Mars landing, NASA is looking to the Red Planet's skies

NASA's Viking 1 mission blazed a crucial trail with its Mars landing on July 20, 1976. Now, half a century later, that trail leads up into the Red Planet's skies.

Favicon 'Stranger Things' at 10: The Netflix streaming icon that made it cool to like science again

Stranger Things changed the face of streaming, but it also had a significant impact on piquing the younger audience's interest in science.

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