mayo 08, 2026

Find Atmosphere Around a Pluto-Like World and Join Us in Saying Goodbye to a Highly Coveted Questar Telescope

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This week in the world of astronomy, join us in saying goodbye to the Questar manufacturers and find atmosphere around a Pluto-like world. Plus, meet the constellation Leo, the Lion.

Questar Ceases Operations

The manufacturer of the highly coveted Questar telescope has closed its shutters after 76 years of serving the astronomy community.

Astronomers Find Atmosphere Around a Pluto-like World

Observations — including from an amateur astronomer — show that the Plutino 2002 XV93 has a thin wisp of air around it.

Nearby Super-Earth Has No Atmosphere and a Dark, Moon-like Surface

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed the surface of a bare rocky exoplanet, revealing old, dark rock akin to that on our Moon.

Astronomers Spot Possible Missing Link to Webb’s Little Red Dots

Astronomers may have found the missing link required to understand one of the James Webb Space Telescope’s most puzzling discoveries.

SpaceX Booster Will Hit the Moon This August

The imminent lunar impact of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster highlights the growing amount of space debris near the Moon.

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Observing Highlights

This Week's Sky at a Glance, May 8 – 17

Jupiter, shining high the western dusk, inches down day by day. Venus, meanwhile, creeps toward the horn-tip stars of Taurus and stands between them on May 13th.

Meet the Constellations: Leo, the Lion

Leo, the Lion, is one of the most recognizable of the spring constellations, with its large size, distinctive shape, and plentiful bright stars.

Waiting for the Blaze Star

Some celestial events are sure things — it’s just a question of when.

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A New Approach to Nightscapes: Urban Deepscaping

Here’s a different approach to recording deep-sky targets over natural and urban landscapes.

May Podcast: The Delightful Dippers

This month’s episode showcases the Big and Little Dippers, now placed high in the northern evening sky. So grab your curiosity, and come along on this month’s Sky Tour.

Presented by: Celestron.

Summer Stargazing at Pensacola's Casino Beach

The Escambia Amateur Astronomer's Association will be hosting public beach gazes. They will host on Friday and Saturday evening during the first quarter Moon.

The Universe in 16 weeks

This stimulating, easy-to-follow online course fosters curiosity and teaches the scientific method and math.

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