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NASA has selected Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin space venture to help it resurrect a mission to send a robotic prospector called ...

Because of the sun's positioning in the days just before, during and after the equinox, those looking down east-west roads in Chicago and the suburbs will be able to see the sun framed by much of the ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

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The final eclipse season of 2025 is in full swing throughout September and officially began with a lunar eclipse in Pisces on ...

In a once-a-year event, Saturn is about to reach opposition, with the ringed planet appearing its best and brightest as it ...

With super-sunny summer days dwindling and plenty of cozy, pumpkin spice-filled fall moments ahead, there’s no doubt that ...

"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...

Methane gas may signal an atmosphere or geological activity on a distant dwarf planet located at the outer edge of the Solar System. A research team led by the Southwest Research Institute has ...

Saturn’s moon Enceladus has long dazzled scientists with its icy plumes that spew water and mysterious organic molecules into space, fueling hopes of a habitable ocean beneath. But new experiments ...