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New interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is hurtling through the solar system — and you can watch it live online today

3I/ATLAS is the third-ever interstellar object discovered.

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Mars cozies up to one of the brightest stars in the sky in 'mind-blowing' conjunction photo

A superbright Mars is currently visible alongside Regulus, the "Heart of the Lion" star located around 79 light-years from Earth.

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Failed Soviet Venus lander Kosmos 482 crashes to Earth after 53 years in orbit

The Soviet Union's failed Kosmos 482 Venus lander fell back to Earth today (May 10), bringing a five-decade space odyssey to a dramatic end.

Space

Watch 'potentially hazardous' asteroid fly near Earth this weekend in this free livestream

The near-Earth asteroid 2025 BC10 will pass safely near our planet on Saturday (April 5). The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream views of the asteroid's close approach online.

Space

Total lunar eclipse March 2025 livestreams: Where to watch the 'Blood Moon' online for free tonight

Here's how to watch all the total lunar eclipse action unfold live and online so you don't miss a second of the dramatic "Blood Moon" on March 13.

Space

Watch 'rare' planetary parade online for free today as 7 planets align across the sky (video)

Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT).

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Watch 'planetary parade' online for free on Jan. 25

The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the "planetary parade" on Saturday (Jan. 25), featuring a lineup of six planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus.

Space

Saturn disappears behind the moon in stunning telescope photo

A composition photo of images taken during the lunar occultation on Jan. 4 captures the progression of the moon moving in front of Saturn, briefly hiding it from viewers on Earth.

Space

Asteroid Alinda: How to get a glimpse of massive, once in a century asteroid as it flies past Earth

NASA estimates the asteroid Alinda is roughly the same width as Manhattan

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Enormous, mountain-size asteroid will be visible from Earth this weekend in rare 'once in a decade' event

The enormous near-Earth asteroid (887) Alinda has made its closest approach to our planet in decades, and it's about to peak in brightness in a rare once-in-a-decade event. Here's how to watch it live this weekend.

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Venus and the moon light up the night sky in gorgeous photos from around the world

Venus and the moon made quite a pair during a conjunction on Jan. 3, 2025, and we've got the photos to prove it.

Space

How to watch the Geminid meteor shower 2024 live online tonight (Dec. 13)

Despite the nearly full moon illuminating the skies, the Geminid meteor shower could still put on a great show tonight.

Space

Watch Beaver Moon supermoon rise today in free livestream

Don't miss the Beaver Moon! The last supermoon of the year.

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Watch spectacular Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS rise during the early hours of Sept. 28 with this free livestream

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will reach perihelion — and if it survives its close call with the sun, we may be in for a real treat.

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS nears the sun this month. Will it be visible to the naked eye?

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS will sweep around the sun on Sept. 27 to make a brief foray into the morning sky. Will it be a bright naked-eye object with a significant tail? Here's where and when you might be able to see it.

Space

Supermoon Blue Moon 2024: Top photos from around the world

Check out some of the best Supermoon Blue Moon photos captured by skywatchers worldwide. The first of four supermoons this year put on quite the show.

Space

Telescopes capture Jupiter-bound JUICE probe during historic Earth-moon flyby (photos)

Telescopes caught a glimpse of Europe's JUICE probe as it swings by Earth and the moon for a gravitational assist on its way to explore Jupiter's icy moons.

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Watch the Supermoon Blue Moon rise today with this free livestream

Don't miss the stunning Supermoon Blue Moon rise above the sea in this free livestream, courtesy of the Virtual Telescope Project.

Space

Astrophotographers capture rare Jupiter and Mars encounter (photos)

On Aug. 14, Jupiter and Mars appeared closer together than they've been in over two years. Here are some of the best photos of this rare event.

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Mountain-size 'planet killer' asteroid will make a close approach to Earth today — and you can watch it live

Shortly after 4 p.m. ET, the mountain-size asteroid 2011 UL21 will come within 5 million miles of Earth, making it one of the largest space rocks to come that close to our planet for 125 years. Here's how to watch the close encounter live, or see it with a telescope.

Space

Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)

The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the sun at the very edge of the universe

Space

Amazing photos of 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks from around the world

Take a look at some of the best 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks photos from around the world.

Space

Watch 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks zoom past the Andromeda Galaxy live today (video)

Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks is currently sailing past the Andromeda Galaxy in the night sky as it races toward Earth, and you can watch it live today.

Space

Here's how to see 'horned' comet 12P/Pons-Brooks at its brightest this week (video)

All you'll need to see comet 12P/Pons-Brooks this month, besides fair weather and a little luck, are good binoculars or a telescope and sky map to help guide you.

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