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The search for an unknown planet in our solar system has inspired astronomers for more than a century. Now, a recent study ...

Northern U.S. states could catch a glimpse of the northern lights as soon as it gets dark on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. Here's ...

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It started, as many cosmic enigmas do, with a dim dot of light on a Hubble Space Telescope photo the sort that professional astronomers are used to seeing, but never expect to upend discussion of the ...

Slices from the edge of Mars reveal a layered atmosphere of delicate complexity. A European spacecraft has captured a luminous mille-feuille of dust enveloping the red planet in unprecedented detail.

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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover used its right-front navigation camera to capture this first view over the rim of Jezero ...