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Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

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Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds

By Keith Cooper published

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.

Asteroids
A giant white flare, like an X bursts from the center of a fiery surface, blazed with reds and oranges in a swirling inferno.

10 most powerful solar flares of 2024

By Ryan French published

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.

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This Christmas Eve, humans will try to embrace a star

By Monisha Ravisetti published

Parker Solar Probe will make an immensely close pass by the sun on Dec. 24 — but its scientists aren't worried. They have faith in their explorer.

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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024

By Tariq Malik last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched on August 12, 2018 on a mission to study the sun.

What time is the NASA Parker Solar Probe's closest sun flyby ever on Christmas Eve?

By Tariq Malik published

Set your Parker Solar Probe sun flyby clocks for Dec. 24 at 6:53 a.m. EST (1153 GMT), Space Fans.

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Dreaming of a white Christmas? Snow is likely in these US states according to NOAA climate data

By Meredith Garofalo published

According to climate data from NOAA, you might not have to only dream about having a white Christmas this year in some parts of the United States.

Earth
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NASA Mars probe spies dusty, retired Insight lander from orbit (photo)

By Victoria Corless published

Photos of the dormant InSight lander captured from Mars orbit are providing researchers new data on how dust accumulates and evolves over time on the Red Planet.

Mars
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BepiColombo spacecraft flies by Mercury, sees volcanic plain and impact craters

By Kiona N. Smith published

The BepiColombo spacecraft has captured the 1st mid-infrared portrait of Mercury.

Mercury
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Double moon mission! SpaceX to launch 2 private lunar landers in January

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace and Japanese company ispace are putting their moon landers on the same SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which is scheduled to lift off in January.

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