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This Flying Space Probe Will Look for Life Around Saturn
Flying robots from Earth will play an increasingly important part in the exploration of our solar system
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Unable to View the ‘Christmas Star'? Take Another Look Tonight
Star-gazers unable to catch the once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky Monday night still have a chance to see a version of the exciting event this week.
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Nightly Update: New UK COVID-19 Strain, Coronavirus Relief Bill, ‘Christmas Star' Sighting?
The top stories you need to know for Monday, Dec. 21.
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Clouds Block Your View of the ‘Christmas Star'? You'll Be Able to See It Again This Week
Star-gazers unable to catch the once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky Monday night due to cloudy skies will still have a chance to see the exciting event this week.
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How to Watch the ‘Christmas Star' Appear in the Sky Live In Person and Online
Whether you look up physically or virtually, there will be options for you to watch the “Great Conjunction” happen in the sky above the Chicago area tonight.
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How to Watch the ‘Christmas Star' as Jupiter, Saturn Merge Closest in Centuries
Jupiter and Saturn will merge in the night sky to create a single “Christmas star” Monday, appearing closer to one another than they have since Galileo’s time in the 17th century Astronomers say so-called conjunctions between the two largest planets in our solar system aren’t particularly rare. Jupiter passes its neighbor Saturn in their respective laps around the sun every 20...
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NASA Releases Tips For Viewing Rare ‘Christmas Star' Monday Night
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration released tips for viewing a once-in-a-lifetime sight Monday night.
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Will You Be Able to See the ‘Christmas Star' in the Chicago Area Tonight?
Star-gazers will be able to catch a once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky Monday night, but will it be visible in the Chicago area?
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When You Can See the Rare ‘Christmas Star' in the Sky Monday Night
Star-gazers will be able to catch a once-in-a-lifetime sight in the sky Monday night, but may need to look quickly.
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When You Can See the Rare ‘Christmas Star' in the Sky This Month
Next week, star-gazers will be able to catch a once-in-a-lifetime sight in the night sky, but you might need to look quickly.
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Why ‘Christmas Star' Sighting is Especially Historic and Fascinating
Twenty-twenty has already brought several firsts for much of the world, but as the year comes to a close, a once-in-a-lifetime sight will appear in the night sky just in time for the holidays.
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‘Christmas Star' to Be Visible for First Time in Nearly 800 Years This Month
Twenty-twenty has already brought several firsts for much of the world, but as the year comes to a close, a once-in-a-lifetime sight will appear in the night sky just in time for the holidays.
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‘Christmas Star' to Be Visible for First Time in Nearly 800 Years
This year has already brought several firsts for much of the world, but as 2020 comes to a close, a once-in-a-lifetime sight will appear in the night sky just in time for the holidays.
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Jupiter's Moon Count Reaches 79, Including Tiny ‘Oddball'
It’s getting more crowded around Jupiter. A team of astronomers is reporting the discovery of a dozen new moons circling the giant gas planet. That brings the number of moons at Jupiter to 79, the most of any planet. Saturn is next with 61. The astronomers were looking for objects on the fringes of the solar system when they spotted...
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Watch Tonight: Bright Saturn Appearing Below Colorful Full Moon
Strawberry moon or not, there’s a reason to look up in the sky tonight. Stargazers will be able to see both Saturn and the moon on full display on Wednesday. The ringed planet will appear directly below a full moon at its brightest and closest point to Earth. June’s full moon, appearing at its lowest point in the sky, has...
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Bicyclist Killed in Hit-and-run Crash in Humboldt Park: Cops
A bicyclist died after being struck by a SUV that drove away from the crash Thursday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
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Voyager at 40: What's on the Records Aboard the Twin Spacecraft?
Forty years after blasting off, Earth’s most distant ambassadors — the twin Voyager spacecraft — are carrying sounds and music of our planet ever deeper into the cosmos. Each twin spacecraft carries a 12-inch, gold-plated copper phonograph record containing messages from Earth, such as Beethoven’s Fifth, chirping crickets, a baby’s cry, a kiss and the sounds of wind and...
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Spacecraft Captures Amazing Photos of Saturn on Unprecedented Trip
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has survived an unprecedented trip between Saturn and its rings, and has amazing pictures to show for it. Flight controllers regained contact with Cassini on Thursday, a day after it became the first craft to cross this hazardous region. The rings are made up of countless icy particles, any of which could have smacked Cassini. The spacecraft’s...
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Spacecraft Flies Between Saturn and Rings in Historic 1st
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has ventured into the never-before-explored region between Saturn and its rings. But flight controllers won’t know how everything went until Thursday when they are back in touch with the craft. Cassini was out of radio contact with Earth early Wednesday as it became the first spacecraft to enter the gap between Saturn and its rings. That’s because...
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Moon Orbiting Saturn Could Sustain Life: NASA
A moon orbiting Saturn has all the right ingredients to sustain life. NASA scientists say “Enceladus,” Saturn’s sixth largest moon, could theoretically sustain microbial life, in an exciting development for researchers. (Note: all graphics are artist renderings courtesy of NASA)