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Green comet will pass by Earth for first time since Neanderthals roamed Earth

A green comet discovered last March will make its closest approach to Earth this month.The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) was…

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Behold the Ghostly Oldest Surviving Photo of the Northern Lights

Aurora photography has come a long way since the 1800s, but this ghostly glimpse shows how it started. Martin Brendel/Alta…

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A Comet Zooming Toward Us Could Soon Be Visible With the Naked Eye

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) as observed from Mount Fuji, Japan. SpaceWeatherGallery.com/Akihiro Yamazaki The new year is less than a week…

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Tiny Satellite Named MARIO Sends a Very Mario Message Back to Earth

JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata snapped a view of the MARIO CubeSat shortly after it was deployed from the ISS. NASA/Koichi…

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The Fires Came First, Then the Floods: My Year of ‘Weather Whiplash’

Smoke from the Hermit's Peak-Calf Canyon fire, as seen from Taos, New Mexico, on May 15. Eric Mack This story…

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Fossilized Species Had the Body of a Bird and Skull of a Dinosaur

An artist's illustration of what Cratonavis zhui might've looked like long ago. Zhao Chuang After analyzing a bizarre fossil specimen,…

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South Korean Moon Mission Delivers Devastatingly Gorgeous Earth Views

South Korea's Danuri luner orbiter captured a knockout view of the moon and Earth in late December 2022. KARI Hello,…

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Try Skimming Potato-Shaped Stones on Water, Mathematicians Say

These might not look like premium skimming stones, but they're worth a throw. Amanda Kooser/CNET The conventional wisdom for skimming…

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A ‘Bomb Cyclone’ Is Threatening California. Here’s What That Means

The bomb cyclone as it moves toward the coast of California. NOAA Satellites On Wednesday and Thursday, areas of Northern…

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NASA Considers SpaceX as Emergency Return Option for Stranded ISS Crew

NASA TV streamed a look at the Soyuz leak as it happened. NASA TV Three residents of the International Space…

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