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27/12/2020

The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it’s happening just in time for Christmas.

(CNN) — The two largest planets in our solar system are coming closer together than they have been since the Middle Ages, and it’s happening just in time for Christmas. So, there are some things to look forward to in the final month of 2020. On the night of December 21, the winter solstice, Jupi...

25/12/2020

For the first time, physicists measured fluctuations in the quantum realm.

23/12/2020

Saturn, the planet of challenge, authority, and responsibility, is heading into the revolutionary sign of Aquarius this month.

Saturn, the planet of challenge, authority, and responsibility, is heading into the revolutionary sign of Aquarius this month. The ringed planet had a brief stint in Aquarius earlier this year from March 21 to July 1. Now, it's heading back into the sign of the water bearer from December 17 until Ma...

21/12/2020

Could our universe have been an experiment by an ancient civilization?

19/12/2020

Well, that would change some things.

17/12/2020

Scientists found the routes by computing how “millions” of Solar System orbits fit inside known space manifolds, or arch structures that extend from the asteroid belt.

Scientists have discovered a Solar System 'superhighway' that could lead to faster, more efficient space travel.

15/12/2020

This year, physicists gave us an early view of a third kingdom of quasiparticles that only arise in two dimensions.

15/12/2020

An explosion of high-energy radiation may have been spotted coming from a galaxy in the distant universe.

An explosion of high-energy radiation may have been spotted coming from a galaxy in the distant universe – a gamma-ray burst that occurred just 400 million years after the big bang

15/12/2020

The planet is the first of its kind known to have such an eccentric orbit.

Hubble researchers have determined that a jovian world has such a strange orbit that it might explain our Solar System's theoretical 'Planet Nine.'

15/12/2020

NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) have selected three astronauts to serve as crew members for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station, which is expected to launch in the fall of 2021.

15/12/2020

They have been up there much longer than us, and we will be long gone before they disappear, but Saturn and Jupiter will be joined in this year's Great Conjunction for only a wisp of a cosmic moment.

Here are some pro-tips from two Utah astronomers on viewing this rare astronomic event.

15/12/2020

On 21 December, the planets will align, appearing closer than they have since the middle ages, in what is being called a ‘Christmas kiss’.

On 21 December, the planets will align, appearing closer than they have since the middle ages, in what is being called a ‘Christmas kiss’