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Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2026.

By Robert Lea Published
Sakurai's Object has entered a new stage of its evolution with the "born again" star shedding material in a powerful stellar wind extending over a region similar in size to our solar system.

By Robert Lea Published
To solve the mystery of strange "Little Red Dot" objects spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have looked at the bigger picture, studying their host galaxies.

By Samantha Mathewson Published
"McGetchin crater is exceptional because it is the largest newly formed impact crater that has been identified to date."

By Kiona N. Smith Published
"You can probably easily build a multistory building on Mars with the material."

By Robert Lea Published
The discovery of 50 "ghost" galaxies located up to 100 million light-years away may solve an astronomy puzzle.

By Chelsea Gohd Published
That's one big baby.

By Keith Cooper Published
A storm sent a surge of current through telegraph wires that caused a train on one of Britain's early railway lines to be delayed by 16 minutes.

By Josh Dinner Published
Roman is still traveling to its final destination in space and slowly powering all its devices.

By Robert Lea Published
Some vampire white dwarfs that feed on companion stars can transform into neutron stars, but like a cosmic Goldilocks, conditions must be "just right" for this extreme makeover.
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