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This Robot’s Journey to an Icy Alien Moon Starts Beneath Antarctica
NASA scientists completed field tests in November of a floating rover they hope will one day…
Quadrantids Meteor Shower 2020: Watch It Peak in Night Skies
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Rocket Launches, Trips to Mars and More 2020 Space and Astronomy Events
A year full of highs and lows in space just ended, and the 12 months to…
Meteor Showers in 2020 That Will Light Up Night Skies
All year long, Earth passes through streams of cosmic debris. Here’s a list of major meteor…
‘Ring of Fire’ Eclipse Dazzles Asia and Middle East
An annular solar eclipse, in which the moon covers the sun’s center, leaving a ring of…
Watching an Interstellar ‘Christmas Comet’ and Hoping for a Bang
Seeing Comet Borisov won’t be easy for the typical sky gazer, but astronomers still have a…
Will the United States Lose the Universe?
For more than a century, American astronomers have held bragging rights as observers of the cosmos.…
What We Learned in Space and Astronomy News 2019
Developments in out of this world news that we’re still thinking about at year’s end. …
Watch the Ursids Meteor Shower 2019 Peak in Night Skies
Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…