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Astronomy professor Mia de los Reyes is leading the charge to have Milky Way's closest galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud, renamed, arguing that slave-owning, murderous explorer Ferdinand Magellan did not discover the systems.

The Giant Magellan Telescope is slated to probe the cosmos for Earthlike worlds and atmospheric signatures of potential extraterrestrial life.

“We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds.” -Aristotle Onassis Welcome back to the end of another big week at Starts With A Bang! There's been a lot of fantastic stories that have gone down, including:

Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is not a fitting namesake for the pair of satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, a group of scientists argues.

A new partnership between Go Stargazing and Fred Olsen Cruise Lines is making it easier than ever to see stars and aurora from a cruise ship.

A coalition of astronomers calls for renaming the Milky Way’s two brightest satellite galaxies, along with other astronomical objects and facilities that bear the name of a Portuguese explorer who murdered and enslaved Indigenous people.

Wild Geese: Evelyn Johnston, Santiago, Chile

Even observers at mid-northern latitudes can enjoy the deep-sky treasures our galaxy has to offer. Here's how.

In the early 20th century, a team of women went far beyond their job descriptions, not to mention the societal norms of the time, to revolutionize astronomy.

In the early 20th century, a team of women went far beyond their job descriptions, not to mention the societal norms of the time, to revolutionize astronomy.