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Brilliant green comet loses part of its tail to solar storm in this stunning astrophotographer photo

An image taken by an Austrian comet hunter reveals a disconnection in Comet's C/2022 E3 (ZTF) tail that may have been caused by turbulent space weather.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch spotted from space station (photo)

A high-definition exterior camera on the International Space Station snapped a shot of the plume created by SpaceX's Falcon Heavy during its Jan. 15 launch.

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SpaceX GPS launch delivers stunning sunrise views (photos)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket made an early-morning space run Wednesday (Jan. 18), and the launch photos look like stills from a beachside Hollywood film.

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Light pollution is erasing stars from the night sky at breakneck pace. It's only going to get worse.

Light pollution is brightening up the night sky so fast that stars are virtually disappearing in front of sky-watchers' eyes, a new study has revealed.

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Artemis 1 moon mannequins unpacked from Orion spacecraft (photos)

Moonikin Campos, Helga and Zohar flew around the moon in December 2022 to help NASA get its Orion spacecraft ready to carry Artemis astronauts to lunar realms a few years from now.

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Newfound alien planet has nuclear fusion going in its core

An international team of scientists has found a huge new alien world that's on the boundary between planet and "failed star."

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BioLite Charge PD series power bank review

A reliable power bank that can power laptops for the eco-conscious sky watcher who needs additional charge on-the-go.

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Sweden just opened an orbital spaceport, Europe's new 'gateway to space'

Esrange, in the far north of Sweden, has been launching sounding rockets since 1966. After nearly 60 years of operations, orbital missions are on the horizon.

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Save over $118 on the Celestron Inspire 100 AZ telescope

Wanting to try astronomy this year? The Celestron Inspire 100 AZ telescope is 25% off and ideal for beginners.

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Ancient 'guest star' may mark rare collision of stellar corpses

Centuries after Chinese and Japanese astronomers spotted a bright light in their skies, astronomers have pinned it to a stellar collision that unleashed a rare supernova 850 years ago.

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What is astrobiology?

As long as humanity has looked up at the stars we have dreamed of discovering extraterrestrial life. Astrobiologists attempt to do just this searching for telltale signs of life, potentially habitable worlds, and the answer to the question of how life arose on Earth.

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What time is the conjunction of Venus and Saturn on Sunday (Jan. 22)?

On Sunday (Jan. 22) at 5:13 p.m. EST (2213 GMT), Venus and Saturn will make a close approach in the night sky, known as an appulse, and will also be in conjunction.

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See the Gamma Ursae Minorid meteor shower peak on Thursday (Jan. 19)

The annual Ursae Minorid meteor shower which began on Jan. 15 peaks on Thursday, Jan. 19, with the meteors best seen when the constellation Ursa Minor is high above the horizon.

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See '3 days in the life' of gorgeous green comet as it heads towards Earth (photo)

A photo taken by Soumyadeep Mukherjee of Kolkata, India depicts what the photographer calls "Three Days in the Life of a Comet," spanning from Dec. 27 to 29, 2022.

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Astronomers weighed our Milky Way, and it's lighter than expected

Fast radio bursts are still a mystery, but new observations of this strange phenomenon may actually help astronomers learn more about our own galactic neighborhood.

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3.3 billion Milky Way objects revealed by colossal astronomical survey

A new survey of the Milky Way's galactic plane has revealed an incredible 3.32 billion cosmic objects, including towering gas clouds and billions of stars.

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'Absolutely bonkers' aurora lights up the sky above Iceland (video)

A physics student and 'aurora chaser' got a special treat after reserving a cabin in Iceland: A storm surge of green auroras shimmering in the sky just overhead.

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Newfound ultra-faint dwarf galaxies are 'pristine fossils of the early universe'

Three newly discovered ultra-faint dwarf galaxies could offer clues to the conditions in the early universe and to the nature of dark matter.

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'Unwanted fire' may have caused ABL Space Systems' launch failure

A fire may have caused the first stage of ABL's RS1 rocket to shut down during its debut liftoff on Jan. 10, company representatives say, but the investigation is ongoing.

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Satellite spots glowing lava inside erupting Hawaiian volcano

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island has been erupting again for nearly two weeks, creating lava fountains and a glow visible with the Landsat 8 satellite.

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Save over 50% on these Hexeum night vision binoculars

Finding 54% off the Hexeum night vision binoculars in the peak of winter with long, dark nights could be perfect timing.

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