And at night, there are familiar constellations, planets, the odd meteor or two, and satellites streaming overhead. These are all fun to see with your unaided eyes. But there are times when a ...

For this week’s Crash Course Astronomy episode, we take a skidding halt at the edge of the planetary solar system and scream back inward to the vast space between Mars and Jupiter. Before I go ...

Today on Crash Course Astronomy, Phil dives into some very dark matters. The stuff we can actually observe in the universe isn’t all there is. Galaxies and other large structures in the universe ...

It’s an example of an astronomical cycle visible to the naked eye, and the first of three subjects in Episode 3 of Crash Course Astronomy, a new series by Bad Astronomy’s Phil Plait.

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