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Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after historic close sun flyby. Will it phone home?
The spacecraft made the closest ever flyby if the sun on Christmas Eve, but it's been silent since Dec. 20.
Just a fraction of the hydrogen hidden beneath Earth's surface could power Earth for 200 years, scientists find
Trillions of tons of hydrogen gas are likely buried in rocks and reservoirs beneath Earth's surface, but researchers aren't sure where it is yet.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
New thunderstorms wider than Earth are spewing out green lightning on Jupiter — and could make one of the gas giant's massive bands disappear
A pair of massive thunderstorms have been spotted swirling in Jupiter's "South Equatorial Belt" and are likely unleashing massive bolts of green lightning. Some experts think the pale clouds could end up altering the rusty band's color — and potentially even making it "disappear."
Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos)
Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun
On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) NASA's parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun yet, passing through the blisteringly hot outer atmosphere of our star.
Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby
If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.
Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds
An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system.
