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The 2025 Lyrid meteor shower is set to peak tonight. Here's when and where to see it.
The 2025 Lyrid meteor shower is expected to peak overnight Monday, April 21, into the morning of Tuesday, April 22, according to NASA. During the Lyrids ' peak, 10 to 20 fast and bright meteors can be ...
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Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: 'The jury is still out on what it all means.'
The Milky Way, our home galaxy, is part of a different supercluster called Laniakea, which, at 500 million light-years wide, ...
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WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Journey to the stars
This week is International Dark Sky Week. Lights that are aimed upwards or not properly capped illuminate the atmosphere and ...
A Rare Planetary Alignment Will Form a 'Smiley Face' in the Sky — Here's How to Watch
Venus, Saturn and the moon will form a triple conjunction, appearing to look like a smiley face in a sky. Here's how and when ...
A new comet appeared in the sky, then likely disintegrated. But it can still be seen
A newly discovered comet, called C/2025 F2 (SWAN), may have disintegrated. But the remnants are still visible.
Hubble spies a cosmic pillar in the Eagle Nebula
In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new view of the Eagle Nebula. This vast stellar nursery ...
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Two planets will form a 'smiley face' with the moon on April 25. Here's where to look.
A rare 'smiley face' triple conjunction is coming to Earth's morning skies on April 25, when Venus, Saturn and the crescent ...
The Lyrid meteor shower creates a light show for Earth Day. Here’s how to get the best view
To best see the Lyrid meteor shower, Griffith Observatory's director suggests heading to the mountains or desert to get away ...
Lyrid Meteor Shower: How to Watch Night Sky Light Up This Weekend
The Lyrids are set to dazzle the night sky April 21 to 22, offering stargazers a chance to glimpse a yearly phenomenon.
Cosmic Castaways: Webb Unveils the Flame Nebula’s Smallest “Almost-Stars”
How small can you go when forming stars and brown dwarfs? The Flame Nebula, part of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex, is a ...
Bright object falls from space and lights up skies over Mexico’s capital
Videos of a ball of fire from space shooting over Mexico and dissolving in a burst of light struck awe across the capital ...
Chandra releases new 3D models of cosmic objects
New three-dimensional (3D) models of objects in space have been released by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. These 3D models ...