What to expect from the planets in 2026 — key dates and sky events
Your complete guide to the brightest planetary moments of 2026....
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Your complete guide to the brightest planetary moments of 2026....
Article URL: https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/farallones/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46427181 Points: 6 # Comments: 1...
Researchers built autonomous robots the size of salt grains—with onboard computers, sensors, and motors that think and swim independently for months....
A magical encounter in northern Finland blends ancient folklore, swirling auroras and an unexpectedly curious fox....
Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3....
The night sky is the Christmas gift that just keeps giving....
The Westerlund 2 star cluster is home to some of the Milky Way's brightest stars....
Constellations, planets, a waxing moon and more grace the night sky this New Year's Eve....
Bad news for those hoping interstellar invader 3I/ATLAS is an alien spacecraft as technosignature search turns up empty....
First, instead of moving storms quickly eastward, the sluggish jet stream stalled storm systems in place, causing prolonged downpours and flash flooding....
Don't miss January's Wolf Moon rise over the eastern horizon tonight, as the first full moon of 2026....
The microwave-sized sensor detects 'spectral fingerprints' of important minerals....
"The Chinese may well beat the U.S. with a grab sample."...
Solar system comets are often at their brightest as they draw close to the sun...
From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a landmark year for space exploration....
While space is often referred to as a vacuum, it isn't completely empty....
Jupiter reaches opposition overnight on Jan. 10, when it appears its brightest in 2026 opposite the sun in Earth's sky....
Akhil Nagori, Evann Sun, and Lucas Shengwen Yen at the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. Society for Science Three California teenagers created text-to-speech smart glasses powered...
Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.14012 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46437391 Points: 9 # Comments: 3...
📋 Key Facts ✓ Southern resident killer whales are endangered. ✓ These orcas are fighting for survival. ✓ Scient...