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'We're not a competitor to fusion. We are fusion': Inside the race to harness unlimited solar power in space -
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See pieces of Halley's Comet fall to Earth this week as the Orionid meteor shower peaks
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'They'll surf into the eclipse': Readers share their plans for today’s epic solar eclipse and meteor shower mash-upPoll Are you watching the solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower tonight? Live Science readers reveal their thoughts about tonight's stargazing phenomena
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'No longer will anything seem impossible or marvellous': How an 'immoral, foul-mouthed and violent man' wrote the first eyewitness account of a total solar eclipseBook excerpt In this excerpt from the book "Solar Eclipses" by William Sheehan, we learn of how an ancient Greek poet, who wrote a series of scurrilous songs and deserted the field of battle, became a hero among eclipse-watchers today.
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Astronomers drop one of the largest-ever maps of the universe, charting 4 billion objectsA new celestial map not only catalogs a variety of cosmic objects but also serves as a pointer for other telescopes on Earth and in space.
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Perseid meteor shower 2026: What it is, where to see it, and how to watchThe 2026 Persied meteor shower could be the best one in years, thanks to a new moon that will also cause a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12.
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Will you be looking up on Aug. 12, the best skywatching day and night of the year?Poll Two big skywatching events are happening on Aug. 12. Will you have your eyes turned skyward? Let us know in our latest poll.
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James Webb telescope may have revealed the true identity of the 'little red dots'Space photo of the week A new James Webb telescope study suggests the universe's enigmatic "little red dots" may not have vanished after all — they may simply look different as we observe them across cosmic time.
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Where and when to see the Aug. 12 solar eclipse — exact times for North America and EuropeHere's exactly when and where to watch the Aug. 12, 2026 solar eclipse in Europe, North America and North Africa.
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NASA grants Voyager 2 another year of power with risky 'Big Bang' maneuverVoyager 1 is running low on power for science, but a successful energy-saving maneuver on Voyager 2 raises hope that the 50-year-old spacecraft can keep going.
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Scientists reveal most-detailed-ever view of the sun's surfaceFor the first time, scientists have directly observed a 150-year-old predicted phenomenon on the sun's surface that could explain why the sun's atmosphere is far hotter than its surface.
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