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NASA launched a new space telescope into orbit to explore the origins of the universe. The mission will use sophisticated ...

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Fast-moving stars in the Milky Way received a powerful kick from the Large Magellanic Cloud — and a central black hole might ...

Starting late on March 13 and continuing into the early-morning hours of March 14, our natural satellite will pass through ...

The project in the Atacama Desert could increase light pollution by up to 50%, making it much harder to observe the cosmos ...

The sun has set on the Blue Ghost spacecraft, ending a successful mission to the moon. By Kenneth Chang and Jonathan Corum New data further challenge the best scientific theory of the history ...

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The world of astronomy hides many secrets, such as the one found on Saturn, as it has been discovered that it has 128 new ...

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SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.

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