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Very bright fireball seen over Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver
A bright fireball was observed over the skies of Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver at around 02:17…
The Quadrantid Meteors and More Ring in 2025
This Weekend: Catch the Quadrantids at their annual peak, Earth at perihelion and the Moon blotting…
Even Stars Can Get the Hiccups
Stars come in all manner of sizes and temperatures. Many of the massive ones are nearing…
Hotter White Dwarfs Get Puffier
When our Sun dies, it will turn into a white dwarf. They are a common aspect…
NASA to Probe the Secrets of the Lunar Regolith
Gaze up at the Moon on any night and you will see a barren world displaying…
NOIRLab Launches Collection of Hi-Res Images of 88 IAU-recognized Constellations
Located in Tuscon, Arizona, the National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory (NOIRLab) is a national facility consisting…
Saturn’s Rings Might Be Really Old After All
Saturn’s rings are among the most glorious, stunning, and well-studied features in the Solar System. However,…
Covering an Asteroid With Balls Could Characterize Its Interior
Exploring asteroids and other small bodies throughout the solar system has gotten increasingly popular, as their…
New Image Revealed by NASA of their New Martian Helicopter.
Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another world in the first half of 2021.…