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Colossal X-class solar flare erupts from 'rule-breaking' sunspot — and Earth is in the firing line
A 'rule-breaking' sunspot has fired off an extremely powerful X-class solar flare, launching a CME toward Earth that could bring vibrant weekend auroras.
Earth’s days once got 2 hours longer — and that may have triggered one of the biggest evolutionary explosions in history, study suggests
The moon once drifted thousands of miles farther away, and Earth's days got 2.2 hours longer, a new study finds.
Dinosaur-killing asteroid was a rare rock from beyond Jupiter, new study reveals
Scientists have uncovered the "genetic fingerprint" of the dinosaur-killing Chicxulub impactor, potentially revealing the fateful rock's origins in the outer reaches of our solar system.
$100,000 quadrillion asteroid Psyche may be rusting, James Webb telescope reveals
A new James Webb Space Telescope analysis of the giant, metal-rich asteroid Psyche reveals signs of hydration in the form of rust. This could help pin down the mysterious rock's origins.
Perseid meteor shower rains 'shooting stars' over Stonehenge in glorious astrophotography image
A UK-based astrophotographer captured this stunning composite image of the Perseid meteor shower raining "shooting stars" over Stonehenge.
These nearby star systems could be good targets in the search for alien life
NASA's Chandra X-ray space telescope has created a 3-D map of nearby stars that may help astronomers search for alien planets with the potential for life.
Jupiter Mars conjunction: How to see 2 planets 'kiss' in the sky before sunrise on Wednesday
Look east before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 14, to see the giant planet and the Red Planet just a third of a degree from one another in a rare planetary conjunction.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe finds fresh clues to decades-old mystery surrounding the sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has found news clues in the longstanding mystery of why the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, is so much hotter than our star's surface.
