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Discover interesting facts about Saturn, its rings and whether it could contain extraterrestrial life.

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A sudden flash of light in 2020 caught the attention of astronomers scanning the sky. That brief signal, spotted by Caltech’s ...

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Enjoy dark skies for evening observing, then catch a meteor shower and a planetary conjunction in the morning sky this week.

Is the Best Time to Spot Mercury . In the early morning, Mercury will rise before the Sun and hang low in the east close to ...