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The solar system’s largest planet shines bright as the Moon wanes and Saturn’s moons dance in the sky this week.
Plus Jon Willis’s “The Pale Blue Data Point.” ...
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Scientists discover asteroid spinning once every 1.88 minutes—the fastest rotation ever found for a large space rock. Five ...
What was originally thought to be a planet orbiting the Fomalhaut star was probably just the fallout of a wild collision.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large space telescope which collects light at infrared wavelengths. It has been ...
A four-planet system reveals remarkable insights about how planets form and how they change during their lifetime.
Jupiter will be at its most spectacular in 2026 in the early hours of Jan. 10, as it shines above the eastern horizon among ...
Strange cosmic objects spotted by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are presently puzzling astronomers. The odd ...
Astronomers discovered a "quasi-satellite" of Earth, also known as a "quasi-moon," dubbed 2025 PN7 in 2025. NASA told Snopes ...