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Weak geomagnetic storms expected on Earth on January 9: IKI RAS forecast

Weak geomagnetic storms expected on Earth on January 9: IKI RAS forecast

Scientists are developing a new 3D imaging method for asteroids to identify potentially dangerous ones

Scientists are developing a new 3D imaging method for asteroids to identify potentially dangerous ones

Why the “Star of Bethlehem” on January 8, 2026 cannot be seen with the naked eye

Why the “Star of Bethlehem” on January 8, 2026 cannot be seen with the naked eye

How and why moonquakes threaten NASA’s plans for permanent lunar bases

How and why moonquakes threaten NASA’s plans for permanent lunar bases

Five exoplanets that could be Earth’s potential twins and a future home for humanity

Five exoplanets that could be Earth’s potential twins and a future home for humanity

Full Moon on January 3, 2026: The Wolf Moon — when and how to see it

Full Moon on January 3, 2026: The Wolf Moon — when and how to see it

January 3, 2026: Earth at perihelion as the Sun appears largest of the year

January 3, 2026: Earth at perihelion as the Sun appears largest of the year

NASA debunks myths about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: Four major discoveries of 2025

NASA debunks myths about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: Four major discoveries of 2025

What dying stars reveal about axions as candidates for dark matter

What dying stars reveal about axions as candidates for dark matter

How we know what the Milky Way looks like

How we know what the Milky Way looks like

Major breakthroughs in black hole research in 2025

Major breakthroughs in black hole research in 2025

The UFO mystery in 2025: The search continues despite the lack of answers

The UFO mystery in 2025: The search continues despite the lack of answers

Breakthrough in understanding black holes: The most detailed simulations of matter accretion released

Breakthrough in understanding black holes: The most detailed simulations of matter accretion released

Mysterious zones discovered deep inside Earth that affect the planet’s magnetic field

Mysterious zones discovered deep inside Earth that affect the planet’s magnetic field

The Universe may be asymmetric: A new anomaly challenges standard cosmology

The Universe may be asymmetric: A new anomaly challenges standard cosmology

On January 3, 2026, the Sun will appear largest of the year as Earth reaches perihelion

On January 3, 2026, the Sun will appear largest of the year as Earth reaches perihelion

A unique shot: An elf and a sprite, two of the rarest types of lightning, captured simultaneously over the Alps

A unique shot: An elf and a sprite, two of the rarest types of lightning, captured simultaneously over the Alps

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036

Russia plans to build a nuclear power plant on the Moon by 2036

Planet-eating stars: How dying suns swallow their worlds — and the future that eventually awaits Earth

Planet-eating stars: How dying suns swallow their worlds — and the future that eventually awaits Earth

Delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment: How it forced us to rethink reality

Delayed-choice quantum eraser experiment: How it forced us to rethink reality

Unexpected: Titan, Saturn’s moon, may not have a global ocean — only pockets of liquid water

Unexpected: Titan, Saturn’s moon, may not have a global ocean — only pockets of liquid water

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to approach Earth on December 19: What you need to know

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS to approach Earth on December 19: What you need to know

Scientists find a way to distinguish “calm” hot jupiters from “violent” ones

Scientists find a way to distinguish “calm” hot jupiters from “violent” ones

James Webb discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet with a carbon atmosphere and diamond rain

James Webb discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet with a carbon atmosphere and diamond rain

Earth is not unique: There may be many rocky planets like ours in the Universe

Earth is not unique: There may be many rocky planets like ours in the Universe

Astronomers discover an exoplanet with a “double sunset” — the closest known to a pair of stars

Astronomers discover an exoplanet with a “double sunset” — the closest known to a pair of stars

A coronal hole on the Sun may trigger geomagnetic storms on December 17–18

A coronal hole on the Sun may trigger geomagnetic storms on December 17–18

Einstein is right again: Astronomers discover a black hole that “drags” spacetime along with it

Einstein is right again: Astronomers discover a black hole that “drags” spacetime along with it

Astronomers observe a double helium “tail” around exoplanet WASP-121b for the first time

Astronomers observe a double helium “tail” around exoplanet WASP-121b for the first time

Scientists discover an unexpected method for extracting resources from asteroids

Scientists discover an unexpected method for extracting resources from asteroids