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CERN Recreates Cosmic-Ray Air Showers in the Lab

ATLAS measurements reveal common simulation models mispredict particle production and provide the first direct data to overhaul how scientists model atmospheric cosmic-ray cascades.

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Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse to Darken Most of Moon on Aug. 27–28, 2026

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2027 Total Solar Eclipse Will Peak Over Luxor With 6 Minutes 23 Seconds of Darkness

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Utqiagvik, Alaska Enters 84 Days of Continuous Daylight

Celestial Phenomena

CERN Recreates Cosmic-Ray Air Showers in the Lab

Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse to Darken Most of Moon on Aug. 27–28, 2026

2027 Total Solar Eclipse Will Peak Over Luxor With 6 Minutes 23 Seconds of Darkness

Perseids Peak Over Japan as New Moon Yields Dark Skies

Perseid Meteor Shower Peak Passed on New‑Moon Night

Total Solar Eclipse to Cross Greenland, Iceland and Northern Spain on Wednesday

Two Meteor Showers Peak Over Brazil With Bright Fireballs Recorded

Two Meteor Showers Peak Together Late July as Moonlight Cuts Visibility

Astronomers Capture Clearest Image Yet of Betelgeuse’s Likely Companion

VLT Captures Candidate Companion Star Near Betelgeuse

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Earth Reaches Aphelion, Its Farthest Point From the Sun

ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Releases 29-Image Shortlist

Project Hail Mary Lands on Prime Video After MGM+ Run

June Bootids Meteor Shower Expected to Peak This Week

Solar Eclipse on August 12 Will Cross Northern Spain and Be Seen Across Europe

NOAA Predicts G1 Geomagnetic Storm With Aurora Likely Along U.S.–Canada Border

May’s Blue Moon Peaks Before Dawn and Coincides With a Microluna

King Charles’s Venus Garden to Open at Windsor Castle

Blue Micromoon to Peak on May 31

Utqiagvik, Alaska Enters 84 Days of Continuous Daylight

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