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Night sky tonight: Catch the mighty hunter Orion shine in the southeast on Dec. 17
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
Aurora forecast for Dec. 17 - Northern lights limited despite fast solar wind
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launches its 1st pair of Galileo navigation satellites
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launched a pair of Galileo satellites just after midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 17), adding to the continent's geopositioning constellation.
Wildfire smoke lofted miles high could have an unexpected effect on Earth's climate
New measurements demonstrate that smoke particles in the upper atmosphere are twice the size of lower-altitude ones.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'
NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured solar material looping back to the sun, revealing how it recycles magnetic energy and shapes future solar storms.
Steven Spielberg finally reveals 1st trailer for new UFO film 'Disclosure Day', and now we're terrified
Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor star in Universal Pictures' eerie alien invasion project coming next summer.
NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too
NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.
Launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite scrubbed late in countdown
The planned launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite atop an H3 rocket tonight (Dec. 16) was scrubbed with less than a minute left in the countdown.
