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Asteroid to fly by Earth in rare 'near approach' this weekend

There is no chance that it will hit Earth, but it may offer up a spectating opportunity for keen stargazers.

Daily Record

Alien mothership lurking in our solar system could be watching us with tiny probes, Pentagon official suggests

A draft paper by a Harvard scientist and the head of the Pentagon's UFO office has raised the idea an alien mothership could be in the solar system, sending out tiny probes dubbed "dandelion seeds" to explore the planets within.

Space

Tarotscope April 2023: What do the cards have in store for your star sign this month?

Your April tarotscope, read by expert Tree Carr, combines astrology and tarot cards to help you plan for the month ahead

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Watch skyscraper-sized asteroid zoom near Earth tonight (March 25) in free livestream

The near-Earth asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass within 107,500 miles (173,000 kilometers) of Earth today (March 25), and you can watch the flyby live online.

Space

Horoscope for Saturday, March 25, 2023

Caution! Avoid important decisions or shopping from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Chicago time. After that, the moon moves from Taurus into Gemini.

Chicago Sun-Times

See the moon turn blood red in this stunning lunar eclipse video

A new time lapse showcases the incredible view during a lunar eclipse, which will help us wait out the two-year drought until a new blood moon appears in our skies.

Space

Uranus grows a smoggy cap while Jupiter's Red Spot keeps shrinking, Hubble telescope reveals (photos)

New images of Uranus and Jupiter taken by the Hubble Space Telescopes reveal slow weather changes on these giant, distant planets.

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Skywatchers enjoy surprise auroras as strongest solar storm in years hits Earth (photos)

A surprise solar storm supercharged auroras across the U.S. and Europe last night (March 23), with sightings of the colorful displays reported from as far south as New Mexico and Arizona.

Space

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut mission delayed to May at the earliest

Boeing and NASA had been targeting April for Starliner's Crew Flight Test, but the astronaut mission will now launch after the private Ax-2 flight, which is targeted for early May.

Space

Blue Origin says it finally knows what caused its New Shepard rocket launch to fail last year

The September 2022 in-flight failure of Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital vehicle was caused by a problem with the vehicle's engine nozzle, the company announced on Friday (March 24).

Space

Asteroid passing between Earth and the moon will be visible through small telescope

An asteroid of this size passes near Earth about once every decade

Evening Standard

Here's what the sky would look like if humans could see gamma rays (video)

A new NASA animation created using data from the Large Area Telescope aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope shows the sky lit up by gamma-ray flashes.

Space

NASA investigates veteran Mars orbiter to solve a missing fuel mystery

NASA engineers have solved the mystery of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's missing fuel, after estimates suggested the veteran spacecraft could be running on empty.

Space

Strongest solar storm in nearly 6 years slams into Earth catching forecasters by surprise

A stealthy solar storm surprised forecasters, causing spaceflight delays and incredible aurora displays as far south as New Mexico.

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Hubble telescope captures galactic jellyfish with bright tendrils of star formation (photo)

A distant spiral galaxy boasts bright streams of star-forming gas dripping from its central disk like tentacles of a jellyfish in a new Hubble Space Telescope photo.

Manchester Evening News

Northern Lights stunned stargazers in the UK last night - and could be visible again tonight

Geomagnetic storms allowed the northern lights to visible across large parts of the country overnight

Space

Rocket Lab launches 2 satellites, returns booster to Earth after delay from surprise solar storm

The strongest solar storm in six years delayed Rocket Lab's early morning launch on Friday, March 24, by 90 minutes, and space weather forecasters didn't see coming.

Space

Want to see Uranus? The crescent moon points the way tonight (March 24)

The crescent moon will act as an excellent guide for skywatchers hoping to spot the distant solar system ice giant Uranus on Friday (March 24) with the celestial bodies making a closely separated in the sky.

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SpaceX launches 56 Starlink satellites, lands rocket on ship at sea

SpaceX launched its 20th mission of the year on Friday (March 24), sending 56 of its Starlink internet satellites skyward and landing the returning rocket on a ship at sea.

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Webb eyes exoplanet with water, methane

Water, methane, and carbon monoxide all exist on this distant exoplanet orbiting twin suns

Space

Perseverance rover snaps gorgeous shots of drifting predawn clouds on Mars (photos)

NASA's Perseverance rover took a brief break from its Mars life hunt on March 18 to capture stunning shots of drifting predawn clouds on the Red Planet.

Daily Record

The Milky Way is visible if you know exactly when to look - here's how to see it

If you live in an area without too much light pollution, you might be able to see the many stars of the Milky Way.

Inverse

Alien Fossils Could Be Hiding in Meteorites on Earth — Study

The new study suggests looking at the bottom of the ocean or elsewhere for traces of microbial life.

Space

Boom! Sierra Space blows up final inflatable space station module in initial test series (video)

Sierra Space just destroyed (on purpose) another space module, wrapping up a four-part test series designed to help ready its inflatable habitats for future space missions.

Space

Look up! See Venus shine next to the young moon tonight

On Thursday, March 23, Venus will shine close to the slender slither of the young moon, providing an eye-catching sight in the night sky.

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