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Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

In this video, I used the iPhone XR as inspiration for a custom space-themed doodle! 📱🌌 With Copic markers, I filled the page with planets, stars, and cosmic shapes—blending tech with imagination.

This month's night sky is filled with close-range meteors, swirling nebulas, and prime stargazing conditions. Here’s when you ...

A crescent moon will appear alongside the bright stars Castor and Pollox to form a lopsided grin in the night sky on May 29.

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Strauss' “Blue Danube” waltz is heading into space this month to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth.

The International Astronomical Union’s Minor Planet Center, which catalogs new moons and other small bodies in the solar ...