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A sampling of aging Sun-like stars demonstrates that they likely eat their closest planets.

Federal Aviation Administration reveals 450 passengers were in danger as debris scattered across Caribbean sky for up to an hour

On Episode 190 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik look back at the past year in space — its ups, its downs, its all-arounds.

"The sheer amount of radiated energy from these bursts is so large that you can't power them with a core collapse stellar explosion — or any other type of normal stellar explosion."

The Ursid meteor shower peaks on 21–22 Dec 2025, lighting up the solstice night with dazzling shooting stars.

"Virgil has two personalities, its 'good' side – a typical young galaxy quietly forming stars. But Virgil transforms into the host of a heavily obscured supermassive black hole, pouring out immense quantities of energy."

The South Korean startup Innospace will attempt its first orbital launch from Brazil's Alcântara Space Center on Friday (Dec. 19), and you can watch the action live.

3I/ATLAS has now made its closest approach to the sun and Earth and is now heading back out toward the outer solar system.

For one, it came down to timing.