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5000th comet for sun-observing SOHO spacecraft
Citizen scientists using imagery from the SOHO solar observatory have now discovered their 5000th comet. You can help, too! Join the Sungrazer Project.
Astronomy Essentials
Why Easter falls on this Sunday
In 2024, Easter will fall on March 31. It falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the March equinox. More about the date of Easter, here.
Astronomy Essentials

Visible planets and night sky guide for March and April

Visible planets for March: On the mornings of March 30 and 31, the moon will lie close to the bright star Antares in Scorpius and will occult it for some viewers.
Astronomy Essentials
Tonight

Total solar eclipse in 10 days! Watch for these key moments

Only 10 days to go to the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse! Learn how to spot 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th contacts, some easy key moments in the solar eclipse!
Brightest Stars
Sun

Sun news: BLAMMO! X flare from AR3615!

Sun news for March 29, 2024: X FLARE! AR3615 fired an X1.11 flare at 20:56 UTC on March 28, 2024, with a slow CME. It also produced 4 M flares over the day.
Spaceflight

Japanese moon lander SLIM survives 2nd lunar night

The Japanese moon lander SLIM - which set down sideways on the moon on January 20 - has survived its 2nd night of freezing cold and dark on the moon. It has awoken and is transmitting data.
Human World

A solar eclipse: Top 5 tips for photographers

Are you hoping to get some great pics of the April 8 total solar eclipse? Here are 5 tips from NASA to help you capture some memories of this precious event.
Space

How 2 billion craters on Mars were created by 1 asteroid

An asteroid created a large Martian crater called Corinto, about 2 million years ago. Debris from the impact also created 2 billion smaller craters on Mars.
Astronomy Essentials

See the zodiacal light now, before it’s gone

The zodiacal light is an eerie light extending up from the horizon. During the months around the March equinox is a good time to see it. How to see it, here.
Space

BREAKING! Milky Way’s black hole in new image

Scientists using the Event Horizon Telescope imaged the polarized light from our Milky Way's black hole for the first time. Learn more about what that means.