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An astronomer's colorful animation shows how Saturn's disappearing rings act like a 'mini solar system'
If you unfurled Saturn's rings into lines, all the planets in the solar system could line up comfor…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How big is the SpaceX Starship mega-rocket? Photos show how tall it is
SpaceX's Starship is the biggest rocket ever built by height, but it can be hard to depict how enor…
Crystal Raypole
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Voyager 2 has been in space for 45 years. NASA just found a way to keep it alive for another 3, despite it being 12 billion miles from Earth.
The Voyager 2 probe, which left Earth in 1977, has helped redefine our knowledge of the solar syste…
Marianne Guenot
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Elon Musk congratulated SpaceX for an 'exciting' launch of Starship after the rocket exploded
Starship made its first attempt at space and burst into a fireball on the way. Elon Musk tweeted sh…
Marianne Guenot,Morgan McFall…
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Mercury, Jupiter, and Saturn are clustering in the night sky in a rare, three-planet conjunction event. Here's how to see it on Monday.
Jupiter and Saturn recently aligned closer in the sky than they had in centuries. Now, Mercury has …
Aylin Woodward
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Ancient Egyptian zodiac symbols were found in a temple after archaeologists cleared away 2,000 years' worth of grime
The rare full set of zodiac symbols was found in the Temple of Esna, hidden under two millennia of …
Marianne Guenot
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Photos reveal Jupiter and Saturn aligned in the sky as a 'Christmas star' that hadn't been seen for 800 years
On Monday, Jupiter and Saturn appeared the closest they'd been in the sky since 1226. Photos show t…
Aylin Woodward
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Tonight is the longest night of the year. You can use it to see a meteor shower and the historic Jupiter-Saturn 'double planet.'
Jupiter and Saturn haven't appeared this close in the night sky in nearly 800 years, and the conjun…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Two of Uranus' Moons may have active oceans: NASA study
One or two of Uranus' 27 moons - Ariel and/or Miranda - likely have oceans beneath their icy surfac…
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When, where, and how to see the rare alignment of 5 planets in the night sky this month
A rare planetary alignment is happening March 25-28. Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, and Uranus will…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Morgan Mc…
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Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer in the sky than they have for 800 years on Monday, aligning as a 'double planet.' Here's how to see it.
On Monday, December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest they've been in the sky since the ye…
Aylin Woodward
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Scientists find new evidence of an internal ocean in Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas
According to SwRI’s Dr. Alyssa Rhoden, the possibility of Mimas having an ocean “represents a …
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A stunning new photo of Saturn reveals the planet's summer and winter in remarkable clarity
Astronomers released a gorgeous photo of Saturn this week, the planet's third annual portrait by NA…
Susie Neilson
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Every challenge that would occur if humans tried to land on Saturn
A NASA probe released detailed images of Saturn, but if you went in person, you'd face electrical c…
Victoria Barranco,Shira Polan
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How exoplanet hunters find alien worlds hundreds of light-years away and figure out if they have water
Using data from space telescopes, researchers recently found two possible water-rich exoplanets. It…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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It should take another 300 years for NASA's Voyager 1 probe to reach the most distant region of our solar system. Until then, it's cruising through the void between the stars.
Voyager 1 crossed the heliopause in 2012 and is drifting through interstellar space at the edge of …
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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On Pluto you could throw a baseball over the Great Pyramid of Giza, a scientist's animation reveals
Earth and Mars are similar sizes, but the average person could throw a ball much, much farther on t…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Skywatching on April 30: Venus and Jupiter will look like they are about to collide
The alignment will be visible for the next few days and you will be able to see the four planets…
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Jupiter's aurora triggered a planet-wide heat wave, a map animation reveals, solving a mystery that's puzzled scientists
A heat wave on Jupiter helped astronomers solve the planet's "energy crisis" mystery. Watch the vid…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA to probe Uranus, aims to examine Saturn's moon that could support life
In a report, the team at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS), recommend…