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Here’s everything you need to know about these planetary events.

The northern lights, also known as aurora borealis, are caused by electrically charged particles that interact with the Earth’s atmosphere and are heated, creating light displays. Increased solar activity makes the northern lights appear more frequently.

The Quadrantid meteor shower will be the year’s first chance to see fireballs in the sky.

NASA has confirmed that a spacecraft has made the closest approach to the sun. Earlier this week, the Parker Solar Probe passed within a mere 3.8 million miles of the sun. Space agency officials received an all-clear message Thursday night confirming Parker survived the journey. The spacecraft was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. It’ll...

The moon may be more than 100 million years older than some scientists previously thought, according to a new study.

According to meteorologists, the stunning sight is believed to be a meteor from the annual Geminids meteor shower

The space station crew will feast on smoked turkey, apple cobbler, green beans, mushrooms and mashed potatoes, Williams told NBC News in an interview from orbit.

President-elect Donald Trump appears to be planning to attend a SpaceX “Starship” rocket launch on Tuesday, in the latest indication of founder Elon Musk ‘s influence in the Republican’s orbit.

Former senior intelligence official Luis Elizondo testified Wednesday at House Oversight Committee hearing that a “multi-decade secretive arms race” is playing out on the global state.

For those who were lucky enough to see them, the Northern Lights provided a spectacular show across Connecticut on Thursday night.

The Northern Lights are beautiful, but they also come with a risk to the power grid. That’s why an organization called ISO New England is making sure everything stays safe.

Connecticut and much of the country was treated to quite a light show Thursday night. The Northern Lights were visible to much of the state and gave off a spectacular display of colors across the sky. Space forecasters had issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch after a strong solar flare and coronal mass ejection began on Tuesday. Normally, the Northern…

Update: A geomagnetic storm is giving us quite a show Thursday night. People across the state are reporting seeing the Northern Lights just after sundown. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has been monitoring the sun after a strong solar flare and coronal mass ejection that began Tuesday night. The solar activity was so strong, that space forecasters have...

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft carried two astronauts aboard its historic launch Wednesday from Cape Canaveral.

The Northern lights, also called an aurora borealis, are moving waves of lights seen in the night sky.