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Two wildfires in Northern Arizona, sparked from lightning, have burned at least 60,000 acres in a little over a week — and, while firefighters work around the clock trying to

Martian dust devils are fleeting, but the footprints they leave behind can endure for months. Now, researchers have used those tracks to learn about the whirlwinds and potentially guide future

Astronomers have discovered a massive new solar system body located beyond the orbit of Pluto. The weird elongated orbit of the object suggests that if “Planet Nine” exists, it is

On Wednesday (July 16), the largest Mars meteorite on Earth was auctioned off at Sotheby’s in New York City for $4.3 million. The jagged, 54-pound (25-kilogram) chunk of the Red

The Seahorse Nebula (left) was captured alongside the Fireworks Galaxy and the ‘Ghost Bush’ open star cluster (right). (Image credit: Greg Meyer) Astrophotographer Greg Meyer has captured a spectacular image

Want to bring the world closer? The best telescopes are one option but you shouldn’t underestimate the power and portability of binoculars. With many night sky phenomena happening this week

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered an oddball galaxy, dubbed the Infinity Galaxy, that could be host to a “direct collapse black hole.” That is, a

Astronomers have witnessed the birth of a planetary system that could one day resemble the solar system. The discovery offers scientists a proxy to study how our home planetary system

The origin of the strange differences between the near and far sides of the moon are a step closer to being solved, thanks to new findings from China’s Chang’e 6

SpaceX sent 26 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on Tuesday (July 15), after a launch from southern California. A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 7:05 p.m. PDT