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Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could ...

A new NASA spacecraft called Pandora is awaiting launch ahead of its journey to study the atmospheres of exoplanets, or ...

Beehive cluster, a group of 1,000 stars, will be visible to stargazers in January. How to see it, what’s visible to naked eye ...

A patch of turmoil on the Sun can feel far away, until it reaches into your daily life. In 2024, one solar region became so ...

Amateur astronomers and stargazers on Staten Island and the New York metropolitan area will have an excellent opportunity to ...

The sun’s outer atmosphere resembles a pufferfish.

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Hypervelocity stars have, since the 1920s, been an important tool that allows astronomers to study the properties of the ...

From new exoplanetary neighbors and a weakening dark energy to the best evidence for life on Mars and an interstellar comet ...

The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

On December and January evenings, Orion rises early and dominates the southern sky by mid-evening, making him the easiest winter landmark. Look southeast for three bright stars in a short, straight ...