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A dramatic partial lunar eclipse will occur tonight (Aug. 27-28), with almost the entire moon slipping into...
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Two astronauts will do some repair work outside the International Space Station today (Aug. 25), and you...
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Unpopular opinion time, but someone has to say it: I think Pluto being reclassified as a dwarf...
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In August 2001, filmmaker John Carpenter said "Boo!" and unleashed "Ghosts of Mars" on the world. While...
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Amiable sci-fi author Andy Weir, the New York Times bestselling author of "The Martian," "Artemis," and "Project...
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The rumors are true. SpaceX plans to retire its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket once the company's giant...
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Starlink launches may have become commonplace, but this one was definitely worth staying up for.A SpaceX Falcon...
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Twenty years after Pluto lost its planetary status, people are still arguing about it.This spring, NASA Administrator...
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The Perseid meteor shower dazzled stagazers with a spectacular natural light show around its peak on Aug....
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A partial lunar eclipse takes place this Aug. 27-28 and this beginner-friendly Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ telescope, nearly...
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On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) decided that Pluto wasn't a planet anymore.Since that...
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ESA's Sentinel-1 mission captured remarkable imagery showing significant ice loss and calving at the Petermann Glacier. (Image...
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Get notified of updates NASA's next great space telescope is almost ready to leave Earth. (Image credit:...
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The Milky Way has something of a torrid and violent history, given that our galaxy has fueled...
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Here's what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet's...
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In August of 2006, astronomers at the International Astronomical Union (IAU) democratically voted to reclassify Pluto as...
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The "Star Trek" franchise's 60th anniversary is coming straight at us warp speed and will be arriving...
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A misbehaving coronal mass ejection (CME) that blew out a hidden cloud of charged particles aimed at...
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On Aug. 23, 1961, NASA launched the Ranger 1 robotic spacecraft on a precursor mission to test...
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Poor weather has delayed the launch of China's latest moon mission.According to reports, the growth of Tropical...