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Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos)
By Brett Tingley published
Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Black hole paradox that stumped Stephen Hawking may have a solution, new paper claims
By Paul Sutter published
As black holes slowly vanish through Hawking radiation, their information may be preserved in subtle space-time ripples, a new theory suggests.
Stars get ripped open like Christmas presents to create strange 'JuMBO' worlds
By Robert Lea published
What did you get fot X-mas? Scientists may have been gifted with a solution to the mystery of juMBOs, strange celestial bodies that seem to be neither planets nor stars.
NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun
By Robert Lea published
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.
24 amazing space images from 2024
By Josh Dinner published
Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.
What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2024
By Tariq Malik last updated
Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2024.
These 5 particles are so strange, we're not sure they exist
By Paul Sutter published
Scientists theorize there could be subatomic particles we have yet to discover. Here are five of the weirdest, rarest hypothetical particles in the universe.
Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.
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