Brown University astronomers captured stunning images of a once-in-a-lifetime comet and vibrant auroras across the skies ...

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"For several decades there has been general agreement that the most intense period of impact bombardment was concentrated ...

In 1930, American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto, which was initially hailed as the "tenth planet." For decades, it was considered a distant outpost of our solar system, orbiting beyond ...

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Kiribati has the earliest time zone on Earth, UTC (Coordinated Universal Time or Universal Time Coordinated) +14.

Mono County residents looking to the sky have been in for a show lately, with the northern lights making not just one but three appearances over the past several months, ...

October will feature yet another rare celestial treat. Look to the night sky to see the biggest supermoon of the year along ...

Paul Eskridge was walking home from the Minnesota State University campus Tuesday shortly after dusk when he looked up in the ...

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Panhandle educators are sharing what’s behind an active night sky with colorful auroras and a comet not seen in 80,000 years.

The light show Thursday night was the strongest since May and could be seen as far south as Texas, Florida, and California.