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A new celestial visitor just entered our solar system — and it could be the 'Great Comet of 2026'
If 3I/ATLAS wasn’t enough of an excitement, our solar system has recently welcomed a new comet visitor. However, like ...
It’s a cosmic season in Southern California; look for the unveiling of Griffith Observatory’s Celestial Globe, too.
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Don’t Miss These Ten Celestial Events in 2026, From Aligned Planets to a Total Solar Eclipse
The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...
Last year, astronomy enthusiasts in Estonia had the chance to witness both a total lunar eclipse and the northern lights in ...
For several months, an ancient voyager unlike any other before has been visiting our small patch of the universe. In calling our visitor ancient, we mischaracterize its age as that word implies ...
Twenty twenty-six will feature major celestial events, including NASA’s first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years and multiple eclipses around the globe. Sky watchers can expect a ring-of-fire ...
The workings of our solar system are roughly the same now as they have been for millions of years. Moons circle their planets, the planets circle the sun, the sun’s magnetic fields and sunspots wax ...
Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's responsible for the orbits of the planets and their satellites, but there ...
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