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Jaw-dropping northern lights from massive solar flares amaze skywatchers around the world. ‘We have a very rare event on our hands.’ (photos)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

An aurora show like no other is playing out in the night sky this weekend as a historic northern lights display spawned ...

Happy National Astronaut Day 2024! Holiday’s founder talks importance of honoring America’s spaceflyers (exclusive)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Happy National Astronaut Day 2024! As the inspiring President and CEO of Uniphi Good, music industry fixture Annie Balliro has presided over ...

Astrophotographer captures the Running Chicken Nebula in impeccable detail

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Image 1 of 2 The Running Chicken Nebula captured by astrophotographer Rod Prazeres Image 2 of 2 running man nebula and white ...

‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks reaches peak brightness tonight. Here’s how to see it

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Dr. Sarah Adams

The “Devil Comet” will reach peak brightness this weekend as it passes near the sun. The comet, also known as 12P/Pons-Brooks, visits ...

The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but don’t expect much this year

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Come Monday morning, April 22, the first good meteor shower in nearly four months reaches its peak: The annual Lyrid meteors. Unfortunately, ...

Watch ‘Devil Comet’ approach the sun during explosive coronal mass ejection (video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

NASA’s space-based solar observatory STEREO-A is keeping a close eye on ‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks as it prepares to make its closest approach ...

‘Astrobiodefense:’ Thinktank calls for defending Earth from space bugs

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Dr. Sarah Adams

An artist’s depiction of a Mars sample-return mission. NASA is set to offer its response to that hard-hitting report issued last September ...

Sierra Space wants to drop cargo from orbit to anywhere on Earth in 90 minutes

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Dr. Sarah Adams

COLORADO SPRINGS, Co — Sierra Space unveiled a radical new concept for on-demand cargo delivery from Earth orbit. The company aims to land ...

These solar eclipse 2024 photos from our readers are absolutely amazing (images, video)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse swept through the skies over North America, delighting and astounding millions of onlookers who ...

See the moon’s shadow race across North America (video, photos)

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Dr. Sarah Adams

Satellites saw the moon’s shadow from space on Monday (April 8). The 2024 total solar eclipse was visible in parts of the ...