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Space-based cameras have captured rare footage of comets making fatal passes near the Sun. As the icy bodies crossed a critical distance, extreme heat and gravity tore them apart in full view of ...

The universe is kicking off the year 2026 with a spectacular celestial hat-trick. On January 3, 2026, Earth reached perihelion, the point in its orbit where it sits closest to the Sun. While we zipped ...

Recently discovered Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to the sun and Earth in late April and could potentially be visible to the naked eye. It may end up being the brightest ...

May 2024 was a tumultuous month for Earth: Our planet was rocked by some of the worst geomagnetic storms in more than 20 years. Triggered by a slew of solar flares, the storms disrupted satellites, ...

The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any other day in 2026 on Jan. 3, as our planet reaches its closest point to our parent star in its 365-day orbit during an event known to astronomers as ...

At the beginning of the year, Earth quietly reaches an important point in its journey around the sun. This moment is called perihelion. It is the time when our planet is closer to the sun than at any ...

In late 2025, confusion arose when interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS and a butterfly shaped solar coronal hole appeared, though scientists confirmed they were unrelated. Donald Trump threatens to veto ...