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5 stories for“astronomy”
Hubble observations show star formation across Andromeda has declined for roughly 500 million years, offering a detailed preview of how a large spiral galaxy changes with age.
Aug 1, 2026
The clearest picture yet of Betelgeuse B was taken with the Very Large Telescope. The caveat almost all the coverage dropped is the astronomer's own: he cannot be sure until he sees it again on the other side of the star, a year from now.
Aug 28, 2026
Hubble has confirmed a decagon riding a jet stream around Saturn's south pole, each side longer than Earth is wide. The northern hexagon has been there for forty years. This one was not there in 2022.
Sep 6, 2026
Nancy Grace Roman is not a bigger Webb. It is a survey instrument, built to photograph enormous areas of sky at Hubble-class sharpness, and its value is in the sheer volume of what it will record.
Aug 21, 2026
