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Astronomy

Learn the basics, get some tips and tricks, discover space telescopes, and journey around the solar system and beyond!

The James Webb Space Telescope is the most powerful space telescope ever built. Webb is an international collaboration between NASA, ESA, and the Canadian Space Agency.

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The basics

The history of astronomy and how it affects our daily lives.

Tips and tricks for amateur astronomers

Getting started, stargazing tips, and information on eclipses and meteor showers.

Space telescopes

Current, future, and past space telescopes.

Fact sheets

Get the facts about stars, planets, galaxies, and black holes.

Our solar system

The Sun, planets, dwarf planets, comets and asteroids.

Beyond our solar system

The exoplanet zoo, detecting exoplanets, brown dwarfs, the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy.

Funding opportunities

Contracts, grants and contributions.

Photos

Astronomy images.

Astronomy Videos

Astronomy videos.

Infographics

Astronomy infographics.

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