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Exoplanet 'baby pictures' reveal exomoons possibly taking shape around infant worlds
Astronomers have examined infant planets orbiting a star 370 light-years away, seeing the exomoon forming disks of gas and dust around them in unprecedented detail.
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Stunning space photo captures bright blue shock wave around double star system
This stunning image features a deep field view of the Cassiopeia constellation where the two small planetary nebulas can be found, Abell 6 and the larger HFG1.
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1 week until the 1st solar eclipse of 2025. Here's what you need to know about the March 2025 partial solar eclipse
We don't have long to wait to see the moon take a "bite" out of the sun, we're ready… are you?
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Is Netflix's 'The Electric State' a sci-fi retelling of 'The Wizard of Oz'?
Both "The Electric State" and "The Wizard of Oz" latch onto the themes of family, home, tolerance, identity and the interconnectedness of the individuals we share our lives with.
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China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says
"That capability gap is significantly narrowed, and we've got to change the way we're looking at space, or that capability gap may reverse and not be in our favor anymore."
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How the James Webb Space Telescope is helping size up tiny dwarf planets
A new model that incorporates data gathered by the JWST could help scientists understand the composition and mass of objects in the distant Kuiper Belt and beyond.
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Into the deep (field) with ESA's Euclid 'dark universe' telescope: Space photo of the day
Many galaxies are visible in this deep field exposure, and its just a part of a larger mosaic, zoomed in 16 times.
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Why I'm going to New Brunswick, Canada, to see next week's 'sunrise' solar eclipse
Home to the world's highest tides and biggest lobsters, New Brunswick will experience a partial solar eclipse at sunrise on March 29, 2025. For one eclipse-chaser, it's the ultimate moon-shot.
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This solar filter attaches to your telescope, camera lens or spotting scope for safe eclipse viewing. With a 15% discount, grab it now in time for this month's solar event
Celestron EclipSmart Safe Solar Eclipse filter is ideal for viewing the eclipse safely with a telescope or DLSR camera
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Next month NASA's Lucy probe will visit an asteroid that's been waiting 150 million years to say hello
NASA's Lucy spacecraft will soon travel by asteroid Donaldjohanson, which formed roughly 150 million years ago.
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New research on 'Death Star' that looks like a cosmic pinwheel reduces gamma-ray burst threat to Earth
The cosmic pinwheel that astronomers feared could one day shower Earth with lethal gamma rays may not be as dangerous as once thought.
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Saturn's rings will 'disappear' this weekend. Here's why this phenomenon happens in cycles
Saturn's iconic rings will seemingly "disappear" from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009.
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Upcoming Marvel Phase 6 movies & TV shows: The Fantastic Four, Avengers: Doomsday & more
Marvel's Thunderbolts will close out phase 5, but the MCU will continue into late 2025 and beyond with these highly-anticipated movies and shows.
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Apollo 10, Soyuz capsule among artifacts moving to new space gallery in London
The spacesuit worn by the first Briton in space, the Soyuz that brought the first UK astronaut back to Earth and the only Apollo capsule to be on display outside the U.S. will soon be on the move.
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Stellar nursery sparkles at the edge of our galaxy in gorgeous Hubble Telescope image
The emission nebula, known as Sh2-284, is an immense region of gas and dust that fuels new star formation. It lacks elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, much like the environment of the early universe.
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What happened to all the water on Mars? Here's why the debate continues
The Mars water debate continues. A team of scientists suggests vast oceans of water may not be locked within the Red Planet's crust, despite InSight lander data.
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Cosmic 'tornadoes' rage around the heart of the Milky Way and its supermassive black hole
Astronomers have discovered filaments of matter swirling tornado-like around the heart of the Milky Way, home to the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*.
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Which is better for astrophotography? Sony, Canon or Nikon?
Three giants in the camera industry — but which one has the best astrophotography features for you?
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When space meets sea, Crew-9 Dragon meets dolphins: Space photo of the day
A pod of bottlenose dolphins seemingly took interest in the capsule that dropped out of the sky, circling and surfacing as SpaceX team members worked to recover their spacecraft.
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