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Icarus may be known in Greek mythology as the one who flew too close to the sun. But today, it's NASA's Parker Solar Probe that turned the daring journey into reality. On Christmas Eve, the car-sized ...

In a captivating celestial showdown, stars clash with cosmic dust, and NASA's Picture of the Day captures the ongoing battle in the mesmerizing Carina Nebula. The clash unfolds within the mystical ...

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The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. Our sun is the best-observed star in the entire universe. We see its light every day. For centuries, scientists have tracked the dark ...