The 84-foot-diameter space rock—dubbed "2025 XM"—is hurtling through the solar system at a zippy 9,753 miles per hour.

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WASHINGTON — One of the best and brightest celestial displays of the year is about to peak this weekend. The Geminids, an ...

The comet is the third object ever confirmed to have entered our cosmic neighborhood from elsewhere in the galaxy. Space ...

If you have any clear night skies this week, bundle up and get outside to see the best meteor shower of the year!

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Characteristically yellow, they can be observed globally, with optimal viewing conditions in the Northern Hemisphere.