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In its 12th year, the world’s most spectacular astronomy photography contest continues to deliver stunning images. This selection of winning shots from the 2020 Insight Investment Astronomy ...

The Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition recognizes the most stunning images produced each year by professional and amateur astroimagers across the globe. This competition ...

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For over a decade, the phenomenon known as fast radio bursts has excited and mystified astronomers. These extraordinarily bright but extremely brief flashes of radio waves -- lasting only milliseconds ...

(Washington, DC) – Today, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee for a Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics 2020 released a new consensus study, ...

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Every 10 years, Americans undergo a familiar ritual: the U.S. census. Forms appear in the mail and workers start knocking on doors, all to get an accurate count of the U.S. population. The data ...