The school-bus-sized observatory launched on April 24, 1990 and overcame early setbacks to become one of the most ...

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National Astronomy Day is quickly approaching, and to celebrate, the University of Illinois Springfield will host two events, ...

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See the brilliant planet before dawn, low in the eastern sky before dawn and brighter than anything else in the sky, save the Sun and Moon.

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Since being a part of the physics, astronomy and materials science department, Yashasvi Moon has made a great impression. Now ...

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