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Largest comet ever seen has a heart 'blacker than coal,' and it's headed this way
Astronomers gazed into the icy, black heart of comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein, and found it is more massive than any comet nucleus ever seen.
An interstellar object exploded over Earth in 2014, declassified government data reveal
A small meteor that crashed into Earth in 2014 has been verified as an interstellar object, a new U.S. government report reveals.
'Magnetic anomalies' may be protecting the moon's ice from melting
'Magnetic anomalies' may be shielding ice in the moon's pitch-black craters, new research suggests.
'Potentially hazardous' Apollo-class asteroid sails harmlessly past Earth
An asteroid the size of a skyscraper sailed harmlessly past Earth today at around 4:35 PM ET.
Ultra-fast electron rain is pouring out of Earth's magnetosphere, and scientists think they know why
Scientists discovered the mechanism that causes electrons to 'downpour' into Earth's atmosphere.
Rare 'black widow' star system could help unlock the secrets of space-time
Scientists found a remarkably stable 'black widow ' pulsar that could be used to help detect gravitational waves.
The Milky Way's 'thick disk' is 2 billion years older than scientists thought
Astronomers have found that part of the MIlky Way known as the thick disk is about 2 billion years older than expected, forming just 0.8 billion years after the Big Bang.
The Worm Moon, the last full moon of winter 2022, rises this Friday
How to watch the March 2022 Worm Moon, the last full moon of winter.
