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An artist's depiction of a hot Jupiter planet orbiting its star. Skewed planetary pathways around a star aren't so strange after all. But fresh research led by Yale University shows that even ...

Parker Solar Probe Makes History by Touching the Sun 8 million miles above the Sun's surface on December 24, 2024, traveling ...

New measurements of radio galaxies reveal that the solar system is racing through the universe at over three times the speed ...

Comet ISON, which astronomers think originated outside the solar system, brightens in this five-minute exposure, taken in 2013. Credit: NASA / MSFC / Aaron Kingery A Mashable series about the curious ...

Some of my favorite things to look for in the night sky (besides the International Space Station) are the planets. If you need help finding them, I recommend Heavens-Above. It's a website where you ...

"This is really like looking at ourselves in a funhouse mirror." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Skewed planetary pathways around ...