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One of the most intriguing aspects of astrology is Uranus conjunct Sun synastry, which can significantly impact a romantic relationship. This alignment brings together the energies of the innovative and unpredictable Uranus with the…

Lughnasad, also known as Lammas and sometimes pronounced as Lughnassadh, is a pagan holiday, as it is one of the eight sabbats on August 1st. Every sabbat celebrates each seasonal change or turning point, as Lughnasad marks the midway…

Planetary conjunction between Venus and Saturn (Representative image)Photo : iStockThe planets, Venus and Saturn made a close approach to each other on Sunday, 2218 GMT and these planets were separated by no more than the width of a…

Scientists have captured the first direct evidence of the sun's magnetic field quickly switching directions, which could help explain the mysterious force that flings particles across our solar system. © NASA/SDO A solar…

Our Sun is doomed. Billions of years from now, the Sun will deplete its hydrogen fuel and swell to a red giant before becoming a white dwarf. It’s a well-known story, and one astronomers have understood for decades. Now, thanks to the…

While some photographers find inspiration in the world around them, others like Marcella Pace look to the sky. The Italy-based primary school teacher channels her lifelong passion for astronomy into observant…

The story of our solar system’s origin is pretty well known. It goes like this: the Sun began as a protostar in its “solar nebula” over 4.5 billion years ago. Over the course of several million years, the planets emerged from this…

U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has been running ads on TV in South Florida using official government funds, and the Republican Party is crying foul.Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat, was elected in a January special election to the…

Have you ever seen wispy arcs and rings in astronomical images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories? These unusual features are caused by a quirk of nature called gravitational lensing, which occurs when light…

The very tiny motion of a small star has revealed the presence of a super-Earth exoplanet, orbiting at a distance that is close to habitable.Around a faint red dwarf called Ross 508, located just 36.5 light-years away (yet too dim to be…