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When is the fall equinox, and why does it happen?
On Monday, Sept. 22, day and night will be nearly equal in length as Earth's axis is side-on to the sun, officially beginning autumn in the Northern Hemisphere.
Asteroid Apophis flyby will be 'once in a millennium' opportunity for skywatchers and scientists
In 2029, asteroid Apophis will skim safely past Earth, where it will be visible to billions. For scientists, it's a once-in-a-millennium planetary experiment.
NASA spots bizarre 'turtle' on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover has photographed a peculiar rock formation that looks eerily like a turtle poking its head out from its protective shell.
Human stem cells become more active in space — and that's not a good thing
Stem cells age faster and become functionally exhausted in low Earth orbit, making crewed long-duration space travel even more challenging.
Gigantic 'letter S' spotted on the sun just before a 'dark eruption' hurls a fiery shadow at Earth
A giant S-shape structure, around 10 times wider than Earth, recently appeared in the center of the sun, moments before our home star unleashed an even larger plume of plasma that later crashed into our planet.
New photos of comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its tail growing before our eyes
New images reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS beginning to grow a signature tail as it zooms closer to the sun ahead of a close encounter with Earth this fall.
'Blood moon' gallery: Stunning snaps from last night's total lunar eclipse
A "blood moon" hovered above parts of the globe last night. And while North America missed out, we've rounded up some of the best photographs of September 2025's total lunar eclipse.
