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On this day in space! Dec. 24 1968 Apollo 8 crew capture 'Earthrise' image
On Xmas Eve 1968, NASA astronauts Frank Borman, Jim Lovell, and Bill Anders became the first humans to orbit another world as the Apollo 8 mission entered lunar orbit.
Aurora forecast — Where to see the northern lights tonight
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.
Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky
Find out what you can see in the night sky for tonight, from planets and stars to dazzling meteor showers.
These 5 particles are so strange, we're not sure they exist
Scientists theorize there could be subatomic particles we have yet to discover. Here are five of the weirdest, rarest hypothetical particles in the universe.
Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby
If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.
See a dead Chinese satellite burn up as a brilliant fireball in the night sky (video)
The satellite was one of China's first-ever commercial Earth imaging satellites. RIP, SuperView 1-02.
How to follow Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD's 2024 tracker
Keep watch for Jolly Old St. Nick on NORAD's official website and festive Santa Claus tracker.
Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds
An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system.
