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The Thirty Metre Telescope unites India and Japan in space exploration. Expected to be operational by mid-2030s, scientists ...

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A new trick with light has now helped capture the sharpest-ever measurement of a disk around a nearby star, beta Canis ...

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Beginning Nov. 25, 2025, Mercury will be far enough west to peek above the horizon just before sunrise. Venus will also be naked-eye-visible as a bright point of light but you’ll want a telescope or a ...

The night sky will show a rare alignment of planets in the night sky, with Venus and Mercury visible the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 25.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is now within 300 million km of Earth. Discover why NASA and ESA are tracking this ancient ...