2026 begins a golden age of solar eclipses: How to see 3 total solar eclipses and 3 'ring of fire' eclipses in 3 years
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2026 begins a golden age of solar eclipses: How to see 3 total solar eclipses and 3
Earth is about to see three total solar eclipses in just under two years, with each successive path of totality moving west to east across the glob...
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2025's extreme weather had the jet stream's fingerprints all over it, from flash floods to hurricanes
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First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flo...
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Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
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Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to recognize biology may no lon...
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Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
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Can scientists detect life without knowing what it looks like? Research using machine learning offers a new way
If nonliving materials can produce rich, organized mixtures of organic molecules, then the traditional signs we use to recognize biology may no lon...
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The largest sun of 2026 rises today as Earth draws closest to our parent star
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The largest sun of 2026 rises today as Earth draws closest to our parent star
Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3.
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The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight, but will the full 'Wolf Moon' outshine the show?
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The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks tonight, but will the full
The Quadrantids are known for producing bright
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SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observing satellite to orbit on the 1st mission of 2026
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SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observing satellite to orbit on the 1st mission of 2026 (video)
Liftoff of the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation mission occurred on schedule at 9:09 p.m. ET tonight (Jan. 2).
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