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Most of the planets we’ve identified are in orbit around stars and formed from the disks of gas and dust that surrounded the ...

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Some of the planets in our Solar System are gigantic. But what if they got even bigger? Let’s go up the planetary size chart ...

Jupiter, as always, is a dazzling object, shining among the stars of Gemini the Twins. It reaches opposition on Jan. 10; this ...

Each Monday, I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead (which also apply to mid-northern latitudes ...

Bright full moons, dazzling meteor shower displays and remarkable total eclipses will give stargazers plenty of reasons to ...