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The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

With so many things flying around in the sky, it’s hard to tell what you’re seeing sometimes as stars, satellites and aircraft take up the night sky.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

There's a variety of astronomical events in 2025 well worth planning a trip around this year—whether that means driving to ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

Where things stand: The chances of the asteroid hitting Earth currently stand at 2.1%, or about 1 in 47, and could fall to ...

Curiosity, a set of NASA 's robotic "eyes" on the Red Planet, recorded 16 minutes of so-called noctilucent clouds flying ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...

There may not be as many reports of drones in the sky lately, but there are apparently still some strange aerial sights to see. Woodrow resident Kristin Kenavan was letting her dog out into the ...

A star system has been discovered to be moving at an estimated 1.2 million miles per hour, making it possibly the fastest moving solar system in our galaxy.