Lunar minerals generate the rust mineral hematite when bombarded with high-energy oxygen particles, simulations show.

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Amid the season with at least one meteor shower occurring every night, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS may become visible to us in early November.

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The next solar eclipse will be on Feb. 17, 2026. The next solar eclipse will be an annular solar eclipse on Feb. 17, 2026, and will be visible from a remote part of Antarctica.

A man driving along I-81 in the Salina area had his dashcam rolling when a bright light streaked across the early morning sky on Sunday morning.