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Astronaut David Bowman, played by actor Keir Dullea, looks out at the cosmos in the 1968 film <em>2001: A Space Odyssey</em>.
music

The Best Eclipse Songs To Add To Your Totality Playlist

From Monty Python’s “Galaxy Song” to Hans Zimmer’s “Time.”
Sarah Durn April 2, 2024
This year, celebrate the Icelandic <em>Jólabókaflóðið</em>, which means “Christmas book flood.”
mystery

Bookish Gifts for Literature Lovers

A giving guide from the Atlas Obscura team.
Gemma Tarlach November 27, 2023
Dave Rowntree, the drummer of the band Blur, has been looking up at the night sky since he got his first telescope as a kid.
meteorites

How the Britpop Legends Blur Almost Launched the U.K. Space Program

What started as a late-night chat transformed into millions of dollars of funding for a Mars lander.
Dave Rowntree June 22, 2023
Most of the stars in the Milky Way are clustered in the bright spot at the center of the plane.
galaxy

Get Lost in This Mind-Blowing Atlas of 1.7 Billion Stars

A new image offers an “all-sky view” of the Milky Way and nearby galaxies.
Jessica Leigh Hester April 27, 2018
An image of Kepler's supernova remnant from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory.
astronomy

A Short History of the Supernova, From Ancient China to the New 'Zombie Star'

Going out with a bang.
Vittoria Traverso November 10, 2017