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A Tiny Quasi-Moon is Following Earth Around the Sun  The New York Times Astronomers discover previously unknown quasi-moon near Earth  CNN New Quasi-Moon Discovered Orbiting Near Earth, Unnoticed For 60 Years  NDTV Scientists Intrigued by Mysterious Object Floating Near Earth  Futurism Confirmed—the mysterious asteroid Kamo’oalewa, Earth’s so-called “second moon,” is actually a fragment torn from the Giordano Bruno crater on the far side of …

A long-tailed comet has been spotted close to the sun, and some astronomers are predicting it could be seen with the naked eye in mid-October — just as another comet is forecast to do the same. It could mean two bright comets will be visible in the night sky at the same time, on the peak night of a meteor …

As the Trump administration wages an all-out assault on climate protections and renewable energy, activists are gearing up for demonstrations this Sunday to hype up solar power and energy efficiency. The national “day of action”, called Sun Day, will be spearheaded by the veteran climate activist Bill McKibben. “Trump has aimed squarely at clean energy,” McKibben told the Guardian. “So …

Our sun has unexpectedly begun to ramp up its activity, which could lead to more severe solar storms that cause blackouts and disrupt global communications. NASA revealed that our solar system‘s home star had been getting quieter and weaker for about 20 years, but that surprisingly changed in 2008 and scientists are still trying to figure out why. Scientists found that …

Fun Fact: There is enough DNA in the human body to stretch from the Sun to Pluto and back  Fox News Source link

Our sun can seem deceptively peaceful from Earth, but only because we have the luxury of living 150 million kilometers away. Up close, it’s a nuclear-fuelled carnival ride of terror, launching countless tiny particles at speed far into interplanetary space. “The Sun is the most energetic particle accelerator in the Solar System,” writes a team of researchers behind a study …

A gigantic, backwards “letter S” recently appeared slap bang in the middle of the sun, moments before our home star unleashed a massive plume of plasma that later smashed into Earth, temporarily disrupting our planet’s magnetic field. The bizarre S-shaped structure, which bears a resemblance to the iconic symbol of Superman, took shape on Sept. 4, less than an hour …

In early September 2025, skywatchers in parts of the Eastern Hemisphere were treated to a total lunar eclipse as Earth blocked the sun‘s light from the moon. The eclipse occurred in the evening of Sept. 7 as the moon slipped into shadow and transformed into the infamous “blood moon” for a few minutes. Interestingly, satellites orbiting Earth saw something very, …

A stunning new telescope image has revealed the growing tail of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. The luminous limb is starting to take shape as the icy interloper zooms ever closer to the sun on its one-way trip through the solar system. 3I/ATLAS is a roughly 7-mile-wide (11 kilometers) comet that was first spotted in early July and is zooming toward …

A new image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS shows it’s becoming more active and its tail is getting longer as it makes its way through our inner Solar System. The image was captured by both astronomers and students working together with the Gemini South telescope at Cerro Pachón in Chile. It shows the growing tail of comet 3I/ATLAS, as well …