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A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...
The moon will be 99% full Friday night, and with mostly clear skies expected for Louisville in the evening, tonight is a good ...
A newly discovered comet, 3I/ATLAS, may be the most ancient visitor ever detected, potentially older than our solar system itself. Unlike previous interstellar objects, this ice-rich comet seems to ...
In October 1604, astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler spotted a new star in the sky and began tracking it. Over the course of several weeks, the star remained visible in the daytime and ...
Back in 2010, scientists spotted something shocking: a pair of gigantic, glowing lobes of gas bursting from the Milky Way’s ...
Fireworks won’t be the only things lighting up the sky this month.Stargazers will be treated to a trio of celestial shows ...
Astronomers using the Green Bank Telescope spotted surprisingly cold, dense hydrogen clouds embedded inside the Milky Way’s ...
There's something neat that happens when the full moon is closer to the horizon, and we call it the "moon illusion." ...
Deep within the Milky Way’s core, researchers have uncovered cold gas clouds racing through a superheated galactic wind.
Astronomers have studied the globular cluster 47 Tucanae extensively, but still have many questions. It may have an ...
It's the so-called "Milky Way season" in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's everything you need to know about viewing the galaxy ...
Fireworks won’t be the only things lighting up the sky this month.Stargazers will be treated to a trio of celestial shows ...