See Rare Sunrise Spectacular As Solar Eclipse Hits Parts of U.S. and Canada This Week
On June 10, prepare to see the 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse—if you're in the right place, such as north east Canada.
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The Planets are Prepping for An Epic Alignment - Here's How to Watch it Shape Up
From April to June this year, a rare conjunction will see Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Mercury, and Mars all join each other in the pre-dawn sky.
Brightest Jupiter in 70 Years Appears in the East Two Hours After Sundown Thanks to Near-Perfect "Opposition"
Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet, is now the brightest light in the eastern night sky by a country mile.
Stargazing in December: Check Out the 'Mars Ballet', a Meteor Shower, and The 'Cold Moon'
This month is the brightest time to see Mars, the longest night of the year, and will also feature the Geminid Meteor Shower.
Life Might Be Found on One of Saturn's Moons Without a Spacecraft Even Needing to Land
Plumes of methane-containing water vapor from Saturn's moon Enceladus could be ground zero for the discovery of extraterrestrial life.
A Star Nursery That Fuels the Formation of New Stars is Seen by VISTA Telescope in Chile
Infrared means the picture twinkles with thousands of stars, most of which were obscured when imaged using the visible light spectrum.
Work Set to Begin on Asteroid Hunting Observatory-NASA's New Mission to Protect Earth from Disaster
NASA's Planetary Defense Office's NEO Surveyor telescope has passed technical review and is ready for construction to help defend Earth.
Researchers Discover a New Type of Fast and Furious Cosmic Explosion-Name it After Liverpool Soccer Team
Follow-up data from observatories around the world showed that the explosion faded and cooled down much faster than expected.
Spacecraft 'Hack' Results in Never-Before-Seen Views of Our Sun - LOOK
Scientists used a camera aboard a solar orbiter in a new mode which has revealed never-before-seen views of our sun-LOOK...
After 17 Years, A Spacecraft Makes its First Visit Home Having Made History
NASA's STEREO-A spacecraft will pass between the Sun and Earth on Saturday, August 12th, after taking 17 years to lap our home planet
Cosmic Question Mark Spotted in Deep Space By the Webb Space Telescope
A cosmic question mark in deep space has been spotted inside pictures captured by the James Webb Space Telescope–LOOK.
Webb Telescope Detects Water Vapor Just Hanging Out in Space Inside Fascinating Goldilocks Zone
The discovery is being heralded as an important milestone in the understanding of how rocket planets come to contain water.
NASA Celebrates 'One Year of Science' From Webb Telescope with Jaw-Dropping Image
It's been a long and successful year for the James Webb Space Telescope, and to mark the anniversary of its work, it's got another photo
Scientists Discover Time Moving 5x Slower After Big Bang-Exactly as Einstein Predicted
It's the third time in recent memory that a bold prediction of Einstein has been proven correct, this one related to space-time.
Eerie Echo Detected Coming From Milky Way's Black Hole 200 Years Ago (Listen)
Scientists have recorded a sound coming from the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way, from an event around 200 years ago.
Black Hole Emits Jets of X-rays 60,000 Times Hotter than Sun-the Brightest Quasar Ever Observed
Jets of light 60,000 times hotter than the sun have been captured by astronomers observing a quasar-the most powerful object in the universe.
A Dark Energy Device Just Mapped 100,000 Galaxies Building a 3D Cosmic Map (WATCH)
More than 700,000 objects in the universe are available for study as part of a 3D map produced to study the effects of dark energy.
New Solar System Found Where Planets Orbit Two Suns-Just like Luke Skywalker's Home in Star Wars
Tatooine, the desert home planet of Luke Skywalker was imagined as a desert world with two suns when Star Wars was first released in 1977.
Astronomers Discover Hundreds of Mysterious Filaments Pointing Towards Our Milky Way's Massive Black Hole
Astronomers have found hundreds of mysterious filaments pointing towards the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.
X-rays and Webb Telescope Provide Dazzling Views of Space Invisible to the Unaided Eye
These images are composite pieces of technological artwork that would be invisible to the naked eye because of the X-rays detected by Chandra
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