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A new time-lapse video of Earth combines 3,000 images from the DSCOVR satellite's EPIC camera to show a year of Earth's rotation, as seen from a million miles away.

How fast is the earth moving?

Ghostly glow in alien skies: ‘Zodiac light’ can be detected on 3 alien planets

Jupiter has ‘sprites’ and ‘elves’, which are light flashes

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For the first time, the origin of a strange space radio signal can be traced

Titan’s strange ring-shaped molecule could be a building component for life

The early atmosphere of Earth, like that of Venus, could have been toxic

Water from Mars’ atmosphere is being thrown into space by dust storms

Satellites equipped with flashing LEDs may be able to prevent catastrophic accidents

How to find Canis Major and Canis Minor in Orion

If we can detect sterile neutrinos, they may be able to explain dark matter

It’s possible that a piece of our moon is orbiting the sun with Earth

When Is Sunset ? What is the spring equinox, and why should we celebrate it?

My meeting with a strange and enigmatic type of corona

The moon is the size of a white dwarf star, although it is more massive than the sun

The moon of Saturn Titan might either fly away or collide with the planet

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is far larger than we previously thought

In severe hibernation, tardigrades could survive interstellar travel

Best Space Movies, From Interstellar to Gravity

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Space IN DEPTH

Mimas, Saturn’s small moon, could be hiding the improbable ocean

Solar wind causes cracks in Earth’s magnetic field at 400 km/s

How many planets are in the solar system? How did it form in the Milky Way galaxy?

In the Milky Way, scientists may have discovered a new spiral arm.

When Is Sunset ? What is the spring equinox, and why should we celebrate it?

It’s likely that life on Venus was only possible for the first billion years of its existence