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What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe's closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?
By Tariq Malik published
Set your Parker Solar Probe sun flyby clocks for Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT), Space Fans.
What was the Star of Bethlehem?
By Jonathan O'Callaghan last updated
Reference The Star of Bethlehem probably wasn't a star.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
Brown dwarfs: The stars that 'fail'
By Robert Lea last updated
Brown dwarfs blur the lines between stars and planets.
Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snow is likely in these US states according to NOAA climate data
By Meredith Garofalo published
According to climate data from NOAA, you might not have to only dream about having a white Christmas this year in some parts of the United States.
NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)
By Victoria Corless published
Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.
Hubble's 'impossible' planet explained? Gas giants may have formed fast in early universe
By Keith Cooper published
An ancient exoplanet dated at 12.7 billion years old could have formed over a long period in a giant disk of gas, according to new JWST observations.
NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene (image)
By Robert Lea published
Using the NASA space telescopes Hubble and Chandra astronomers have discovered a strange black hole that has been knocked on its side in a cosmic crime scene.
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