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Can you see Earth's new 'mini-moon' with the naked eye?
By Brandon Specktor published
On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth captured a new "mini-moon" called 2024 PT5. The bus-size asteroid is expected to orbit our planet for 57 days, but is too small to be visible to amateur skywatchers.
BepiColombo spacecraft's flyby of Mercury begins unraveling the planet's magnetic mystery
By Robert Lea published
The secrets of Mercury's strange magnetic bubble are gradually being unlocked by the BepiColombo spacecraft as it makes its rapid flybys of the world.
Biggest solar flare since 2017 erupts from sun and Earth is in the firing line (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
On Oct. 3, the sun released the most powerful solar flare this solar cycle, a colossal X9.05 eruption — and it's heading for Earth.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
Sun unleashes monster X7.1 flare that could supercharge Earth auroras (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
Just when we thought the sun was taking a bit of a break, the sunspot AR3842 fired off two powerful solar flares, including a monster X7.1.
China unveils spacesuit for moonwalking astronauts (video)
By Leonard David published
China has revealed the design of its moonwalking spacesuit, which the nation hopes to start putting to use on the lunar surface by 2030.
Earth has caught a 'second moon,' scientists say
By Robert Lea last updated
Scientists calculated that, on Sunday (Sept. 29), our planet should have captured the asteroid 2024 PT5, claiming it as a very temporary "mini-moon."
Watch spectacular Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS rise during the early hours of Sept. 28 with this free livestream
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will reach perihelion — and if it survives its close call with the sun, we may be in for a real treat.
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