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Rare double solar eruption to bring spectacular Northern Lights tonight – where and how to see them
Last weekend, the sun released two separate eruptions, each hurling a coronal mass ejection (CME) towards Earth.
Astronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even ...
The Lyrids meteor shower peaks next week: When and how to best view the shooting stars
In the coming days, there will be an exciting reason to gaze up at the sky: the Lyrids meteor shower. Formed out of remaining ...
Could Mass. see the northern lights in the night sky on Wednesday?
Aurora could be seen in the night sky as a severe geomagnetic storm erupts over Earth. Here are the best places to see the ...
Mexico lit up by ‘fireball’ in night sky – but scientists have the answer
"Due to the great pressure on the object, they begin to flash with a stretching tail and emit light,” said Rodríguez, one of a group of scientists studying the videos that shocked many Mexicans. He ...
Scientists may have found aliens…but should we contact them? Top physicists warn reaching out to extraterrestrials could result in 'the end of all life on Earth'
Scientist reveal promising signs of biological life on another planet, but trying to reach out to them could be 'a really bad ...