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Bright new comet discovered zooming toward the sun could outshine the stars next year
By Stephanie Pappas published
The newly discovered comet C/2023 A3 is making a close approach around the sun for the first time in 80,000 years, and might be as bright as a star in fall 2024.
'Unreal' auroras cover Earth in stunning photo taken by NASA astronaut
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA astronaut Josh Cassada photographed a gorgeous green aurora from space, capturing the impacts of a solar storm that swept over our planet.
Jupiter and Venus 'kiss' in a stunning planetary conjunction tonight. Here's how to watch.
By Brandon Specktor published
On March 1 and 2, Jupiter and Venus will appear side by side in the night sky in an event called a conjunction, which is visible without a telescope or binoculars.
NASA warns of 3 skyscraper-sized asteroids headed toward Earth this week. Thankfully, they'll all miss.
By Brandon Specktor published
A trio of enormous asteroids, including two 'potentially hazardous' ones, will cross Earth's orbit around the sun this week, according to NASA. Here's what that means.
Can you see Earth spin?
By Elizabeth Rayne published
You can't watch Earth spin in real time because it rotates so slowly, but there are ways to see the effects of the planet's rotation.
Optical illusion gives rare green comet an ‘anti-tail’ that seemingly defies physics
By Harry Baker published
C/2022 E3 (ZTF), a comet that has recently made headlines as it flies closer to Earth, briefly developed an ethereal third tail thanks to a weird optical illusion.
South Korea's lunar orbiter unveils jaw-dropping images of Earth and the moon
By Brandon Specktor published
The Danuri spacecraft arrived in lunar orbit in Dec. 2022, and its first image dump is out of this world.
Massive, hidden sunspot blasts out potential X-class flare — and Earth could soon be in the firing line
By Harry Baker published
Astronomers recently detected a massive explosion on the far side of the sun, which may have spat out one of the most powerful flares the sun can produce.
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