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Rare ‘Double’ Lightning Phenomena With Massive Red Rings Light Up the Alps
For a brief moment last year, northern Italy's night sky offered a spectacle rarely seen in a lifetime. From his home in Possagno, nestled in the Alps, photographer Valter Binotto captured an image showing two of Earth's rarest lightning phenomena occurring at the same time. Elves and sprites are forms of Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), which fla...
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: NASA-Approved Answers To 10 FAQs
NASA mentioned that the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS has been approaching from the general direction of the constellation Sagittarius.
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Ahead Of Closest Approach To Earth, A Look At 3 Latest Images Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet was detected on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope in Chile.
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"Cosmic Creepy-Crawly": NASA Shares Stunning New Details Of Red Spider Nebula
The image was captured by NIRCam, Webb's primary near-infrared imager, which aims to provide high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.
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NASA To Release New Photos Of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
NASA is set on Wednesday to release new images of an interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a comet probably even older than our solar system.
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Hubble Takes Best Picture Yet Of Comet From Another Solar System
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.
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Shubhanshu Shukla's Photo Op At Space Station Ahead Of Homecoming
Shubhanshu Shukla and three crew members lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 25. They docked with the space station on June 26. Weather permitting, their spacecraft will safely splash down on July 15.
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NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station
In a rare celestial event, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers captured a vivid red sprite lightning phenomenon from the International Space Station as it flared above a thunderstorm across Mexico and the southern U.S. The image highlights the importance of orbital observation and NASA's citizen-science initiative, Spritacular, which collects ...
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NASA and ISRO Confirm Japan’s Moon Lander Resilience Crashed at Mare Frigoris
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India’s Chandrayaan-2 have captured images confirming the crash of Japan’s Resilience lander on the Moon’s Mare Frigoris. Contact with the lander was lost 100 seconds before its June 5 touchdown. New photos reveal a dark impact mark and scattered debris.
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NASA Satellite Captures Alaska's Iliamna Volcano From Space Amid Seismic Spike
The volcano is currently considered dormant as the most recent reported eruption occurred in 1876.
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Rare ‘Double’ Lightning Phenomena With Massive Red Rings Light Up the Alps
For a brief moment last year, northern Italy's night sky offered a spectacle rarely seen in a lifetime. From his home in Possagno, nestled in the Alps, photographer Valter Binotto captured an image showing two of Earth's rarest lightning phenomena occurring at the same time. Elves and sprites are forms of Transient Luminous Events (TLEs), which fla...
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Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS: NASA-Approved Answers To 10 FAQs
NASA mentioned that the Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS has been approaching from the general direction of the constellation Sagittarius.
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Ahead Of Closest Approach To Earth, A Look At 3 Latest Images Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
The comet was detected on July 1, 2025, by the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) survey telescope in Chile.
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"Cosmic Creepy-Crawly": NASA Shares Stunning New Details Of Red Spider Nebula
The image was captured by NIRCam, Webb's primary near-infrared imager, which aims to provide high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy.
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NASA To Release New Photos Of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS
NASA is set on Wednesday to release new images of an interstellar object called 3I/ATLAS that astronomers have determined is a comet probably even older than our solar system.
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Hubble Takes Best Picture Yet Of Comet From Another Solar System
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.
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Shubhanshu Shukla's Photo Op At Space Station Ahead Of Homecoming
Shubhanshu Shukla and three crew members lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 25. They docked with the space station on June 26. Weather permitting, their spacecraft will safely splash down on July 15.
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NASA Astronaut Captures Rare Red Sprite Over Storm from Space Station
In a rare celestial event, NASA astronaut Nichole “Vapor” Ayers captured a vivid red sprite lightning phenomenon from the International Space Station as it flared above a thunderstorm across Mexico and the southern U.S. The image highlights the importance of orbital observation and NASA's citizen-science initiative, Spritacular, which collects ...
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NASA and ISRO Confirm Japan’s Moon Lander Resilience Crashed at Mare Frigoris
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and India’s Chandrayaan-2 have captured images confirming the crash of Japan’s Resilience lander on the Moon’s Mare Frigoris. Contact with the lander was lost 100 seconds before its June 5 touchdown. New photos reveal a dark impact mark and scattered debris.
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NASA Satellite Captures Alaska's Iliamna Volcano From Space Amid Seismic Spike
The volcano is currently considered dormant as the most recent reported eruption occurred in 1876.
