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'Cosmic fire' and Earthly ice: See the breathtaking winners of the Milky Way Photographer of the Year 2025 contest
The honorees for the 2025 Milky Way Photographer of the Year contest are in, and they're stunning.Cr ...View More
James Webb telescope reveals 'impossible' auroras on Jupiter that have astronomers scratching their heads
On Christmas Day in 2023, scientists trained the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on Jupiter's auro ...View More
Sunscreen, clothes and caves may have helped Homo sapiens survive 41,000 years ago
Ancient Homo sapiens may have benefitted from sunscreen, tailored clothes and the use of caves durin ...View More
Northern lights ignite night sky after rare double solar eruption, and more are forecast for tonight
A rare double solar eruption fueled a spectacular display of the northern lights overnight — and mor ...View More
Powerful solar winds squish Jupiter's magnetic field 'like a giant squash ball'
A massive solar windstorm in 2017 compressed Jupiter's magnetosphere "like a giant squash ball," a n ...View More
Science news this week: 'Cosmic tornadoes' and a surprise from ancient Egypt's pyramids
It's been an exceptional week for skywatchers, marked by mysterious sky spirals, the northern lights ...View More
James Webb telescope captures auroras on Neptune for first time ever
New James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) images have captured auroras on Neptune for the first time.The ...View More
Dying SpaceX rocket triggers giant spiral of light above UK and Europe during secret mission
On Monday (March 24), a giant swirl of light was spotted floating across the night sky in Europe lik ...View More
Fluorescent caves could explain how life persists in extraterrestrial environments
Deep below Earth's surface, rock and mineral formations lay hidden with a secret brilliance. Under a ...View More
