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Earth Is Spinning Faster and Days Are Getting Shorter, for Now
The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond ...
An Interstellar Comet Is Here, and Its Age Is Mind-Bending
After defending his PhD thesis on modeling interstellar objects on Monday, June 30, Matthew Hopkins intended to take some ...
Thunder moon timeline: Here’s when you’ll see this astronomical event shine
This full moon earned its name from the frequent thunderstorms that rumble across North America over the course of July.
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Newly discovered interstellar object 'may be oldest comet ever seen'
A mystery interstellar object discovered last week is likely to be the oldest comet ever seen – possibly predating our solar system by more than three billion years, researchers say. The "water ...
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July Has 9 Major Astronomical Events Including Meteor Showers and a Planet Parade—and the First Starts Tonight
Stephanie Vermillion is a travel journalist and photographer covering culture and adventure for Travel + Leisure Outside, and ...
Galaxies, supernova and more: Eugene group to host Dark Sky Party
The Eugene Astronomical Society is hosting a dark sky party on July 19 at Dexter State Recreation Area. This event is for ...
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NASA confirms that mysterious object shooting through the solar system is an 'interstellar visitor' — and it has a new name
Experts have confirmed that the mysterious object hurtling towards us, previously dubbed A11pl3Z, is an "interstellar object.