The moon and Venus will shine vividly alongside a bright star in the early morning in a celestial rendezvous that should be ...

Japan is seeking sunlight from Earth's orbit, and plans on beaming it to Earth. Soon, we could be saying goodbye to wires for ...

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Ever since the comet 3I/Atlas was spotted, it has sparked curiosity—not just from astronomers and physicists, but from anyone ...

The official number of exoplanets—planets outside our solar system—tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are ...

The final eclipse of 2025 will unfold this weekend, but despite some of the hype online, most of the world will miss the ...

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A small asteroid has been quietly following Earth’s orbit for decades—unseen, unbothered and, until recently, completely ...

The solar system lost its ninth planet back when Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, but research might indicate that there ...

A new study led by Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Michael Starkey has provided observational evidence from the SwRI-led ...

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