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The cryovolcanic "centaur" comet 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann has erupted four times in less than 48 hours, becoming unusually ...

A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Hale-Bopp originated in the Oort Cloud, a theoretical shell of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun in the outer reaches of ...

The weather can affect our skin and many people may change their skin care routines during the colder months. While thicker ...

Sweeping aside thick toxic scum, thousands of Hindu devotees ignored court warnings Thursday against bathing in the sacred ...

On 6, 2024, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a powerful solar flare, peaking at 8:40 a.m. ET. This flare, classified as an X2.3, is intense enough to potentially disrupt radio signals, ...

Hidden in plain sight at one of the Peninsula’s most popular hiking destinations is a geometrically funky white tower where ...

This list of commonly confused terms in astronomy will help you better understand the cosmos and the common phenomena we see in the sky.

Bermuda high pressure in the western Atlantic will continue unseasonably warm conditions into Friday. A cold front will move through the Middle Atlantic on Friday with a transient area of high ...

An astronaut’s photo from the International Space Station captures crepuscular rays and cumulonimbus clouds, revealing a ...

Planet-forming disks are rapidly disintegrated when blasted with high-energy radiation from massive young stars.