Cosmic rays inside a dense molecular cloud were measured for the first time, helping scientists better understand how stars begin forming.

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This weekend, six planets are set to share the sky in a rare “planet parade,” giving stargazers a short but magical window to ...

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Twice a month, when the Earth, Sun and Moon line up, their gravitational power combines to make very high or “spring tides.” When the Sun is at right angles to the Moon, moderate or “neap tides” ...

A new survey led by Sebastián Carrazco-Gaxiola, an astronomy graduate student at Georgia State University, has identified a large number of stars around which Earth-like planets could orbit. Such ...

The next full moon will be a special February 2026 snow moon set to rise in constellation Cancer, near the brilliant Beehive Cluster of stars. Here's when to watch and what to know. While the February ...

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a ...

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers ...

The sun will also generate buzz with a ring-of-fire eclipse at the bottom of the world in February and a total solar eclipse at the top of the world in August. Expect more auroras in unexpected places ...