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How NASA’s new laser communications mission will work in space

A “data hunger” in space is driving the launch of a new laser communications...

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The only total solar eclipse of 2021 in pictures: Amazing photos from Antarctica

(Image credit: Felipe Trueba/Imagen Chile/AFP via Getty Images) On Dec. 4, 2021, the moon...

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The Kardashev scale: Classifying alien civilizations

What might we find: little green men or microbes? How might we find them:...

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What are black holes? Facts, theory & definition.

Black holes are some of the strangest and most fascinating objects in outer space....

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The only total solar eclipse of 2021 creates dazzling sight over Antarctica

The only total solar eclipse of 2021 took place under especially isolated circumstances today,...

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Atlas V rocket launching mission for US Space Force Sunday morning: Watch it live

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance (ULA) will launch an Atlas V rocket...

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‘The Boy Whose Head Was Filled With Stars,’ a beautifully illustrated children’s book about Edwin Hubble, is now on sale

“The Boy Whose Head Was Filled with Stars” tells the story of astronomer Edwin...

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SpaceX starts building Starship launch pad in Florida

SpaceX is gearing up to start launching its massive Starship Mars rocket from Florida....

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What time is the total solar eclipse on Dec. 4?

If you’re ready to catch the total solar eclipse of Saturday (Dec. 4), you...

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Milky Way galaxy: Facts about our galactic home

Studying the Milky Way used to be notoriously difficult. Astronomers sometimes compare the effort...