Astronomers have long debated why so many icy objects in the outer solar system look like snowmen. Michigan State University ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's safe to say that most of us have seen lightning here on Earth plenty of times – some of us have even been struck by it. But ...

Astronomers have discovered a planetary system that appears to flip one of astronomy's most reliable rules on its head.

Florida's Space Coast has become known for its rocket launches, which has notably increased in the past few years. Aside from the "ooh, ahh" factor of a launch virtually morning, noon or night − with ...

In May 2025, astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain posted photos on X of lightning roiling far, far beneath them. The photos were captured at speeds of 120 frames per second, with the depicted ...