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What to expect from each stage of the partial solar eclipse on Sept. 21

On Sept. 21-22, a partial solar eclipse will see the moon sweep over the sun's disk, blocking its light over a swathe of the ...

NASA says solar activity is increasing after decades-long lull: "The sun is slowly waking up"

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...
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Skyscraper-size asteroid previously predicted to hit us in 60 years will zoom past Earth on Thursday (Sept. 18) — and you can see it live

The "potentially hazardous" asteroid 2025 FA22 will fly close past Earth at more than 24,000 mph on Thursday (Sept. 18). The ...
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Here’s How to See Saturn at Its Best and Brightest This Month

While Saturn has been visible in the night sky all of September, this weekend, the ringed planet will shine its brightest.
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Partial solar eclipse at the bottom of the world will close out the year’s celestial spectacles

Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia are in prime position as the moon slips between the sun and Earth, ...
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Flying Through The Sun's Corona! Watch The Amazing NASA Probe Footage

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has flown into the Suns corona. Structures known as coronal streamers and the Milky Way can be seen in the footage it captured. [NASA's Parker Solar Probe has touched the sun ...

44 million Milky Way stars glimmer in galaxy’s largest 3D map

The Gaia space observatory helped astronomers chart 4,000 light-years worth of our home galaxy.