At a Glance A pair of so-called "ghost moons" have been documented orbiting Earth.These ghost moons, otherwise known as Kordylewski clouds, are large hazy clouds of dust.Discovered by Polish astronomer Kazimierz Kordylewski in 1961, his evidence was too faint to convince other scientists of their existence.It's unknown how long these clouds will stick around before dissipating. A pair of so-called "ghost moons" have been documented orbiting our planet and they're not far from the moon we all look up and...

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Oumuamua, the first known interstellar object to visit our solar system, could be a clue on how life can also spread between the stars and possibly even across the galaxy, according to two new studies. ...

At a Glance The downed "flying saucer" was a sample return capsule from NASA's Genesis Mission.Genesis was launched in 2001 to study the sun and collect samples of solar wind particles.Many of the samples the return capsule carried were able to be analyzed despite the crash. What NASA is calling a "flying saucer" crash-landed in the Utah desert 14 years ago, and is now getting new life after being reposted by the space agency. Now, we know what you're thinking...

At a Glance The vibrant orange phenomenon is known as airglow.Airglow occurs when molecules in the atmosphere emit light to shed excess energy. While speeding more than 250 miles above Australia, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station snapped a photo of a vibrant phenomenon that helps scientists learn about the connections between space weather and Earth's weather. The phenomenon is known as airglow, which is made up of scattered bands of light that can stretch anywhere , according to...

It’s known as the Blue Planet, but orange suits Earth surprisingly well. ...

Meteorologist Ari Sarsarlari describes an aurora caught on a satellite image. ...

At a Glance While it won't be a stellar year for the meteor shower, about 15 shooting stars per hour may be visibleduring peak hours this weekend. The best time to observe the meteor shower is just after midnight local time. Attention skywatchers, the annual Leonid meteor shower will light up the night sky this coming weekend. It won't be a stellar year for the meteor shower.Aboutduring peak hours Saturday, according toNASA. Every 33 years or so, the meteor shower...

Scientists have discovered an exoplanet that’s relatively close to us: a cold, rocky planet six light years away. ...

Open star cluster Trumpler 14, a cluster with more than two thousand stars, similar to the one where the Sun was born. (ESO/H. Sana) At a Glance The majority of suns, or stars,were born in pairsor in larger systemsbillions of years ago.Millions of these solar siblings were eventually flung out into the galaxy.Our sun is an anomaly because it is a solo star.A team of astronomers believes they may have found if not an identical twin, then a sibling of...

According to documents from the the Vietnam War, scientists observed an enormous solar storm about 15 hours befores the mines detonated. ...

NASA plans to return to the Red Planet for the first time in six years, but the odds aren’t in their favor. ...