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The Milky Way is warped, and it might be the work of dark matter

The Milky Way is warped and scientists may finally know why. New research lays the blame for our 'wobbly disked' galaxy on an off-kilter, invisible halo of dark matter.

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Fire in the sky: Chasing the annular solar eclipse 2023 on the Extraterrestrial Highway

The deserts of Nevada provided the perfect setting for the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 14, 2023 in a region known for its love of strange sights in the sky.

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Dead star at heart of cosmic graveyard predicts the sun's fate

Scientists have studied a planetary nebula in Messier 37, as though it were a cosmic crime scene, to determine how the dead star at its heart lived and died.

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Blast into the first 5 pages of Marvel Comics' 'Star Wars: The High Republic #1'

A sneak peek at the first five pages of Marvel Comics' 'Star Wars: The High Republic #1.'

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Annular solar eclipse of 2023 wows skywatchers with spectacular 'ring of fire' (photos, video)

On Oct. 14 an annular solar eclipse occurred across the Americas. We have rounded up some of the best photos here.

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The annular solar eclipse of 2023 is underway! See the 1st 'ring of fire' photos and video

The first images of the moon passing between the sun and the Earth in a so-called "ring of fire" solar eclipse visible are coming in and the views are amazing.

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China discovers never-before-seen ore containing a highly valuable rare earth element

A new ore, dubbed niobobaotite, was discovered in Inner Mongolia's Bayan Obo deposit and contains the rare earth element niobium — a valuable metal that acts as a superconductor and could revolutionize battery technology.

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The mysteries of the dark universe could be solved by the Rubin Observatory

The Vera C. Rubin observatory will potentially solve the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter with an extremely precise map of the universe.

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October's new moon brings us a 'ring of fire' solar eclipse

October's new moon rises today (Oct. 14) and causes an annular or 'ring of fire' solar eclipse, which will delight skywatchers across the Americas.

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Annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into 'ring of fire' today. Here's what you need to know.

An annular solar eclipse will set the skies alight with a magnificent 'ring of fire' today. The stunning scene will be visible across the Americas.

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NASA astronaut Frank Rubio considers himself 'incredibly lucky' after accidental 1-year ISS stay

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio is safely back on Earth after an eventful year in space. He talked about the spacecraft leak that kept him stuck there and what he learned from his stay.

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Rare all-woman spacewalk this month won't be the last, NASA says

Two NASA astronauts will conduct an all-woman spacewalk on Oct. 30. While only one other crew has done so before, more such spacewalks will come, NASA says.

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4th season of 'For All Mankind' moves from Mars to the asteroids (trailer)

The fourth season of 'For All Mankind' proves that an alternate space history series needn't be all about the past. It can be as current as this week, as the trailer for the Apple TV+ drama shows.

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Relive SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch of Psyche asteroid mission with these amazing photos

SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launched NASA's Psyche asteroid mission on Friday (Oct. 13), providing space fans with lots of eye candy.

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Why 'ring of fire' solar eclipse on Oct. 14 has scientists excited (video)

A 'ring of fire' or annular solar eclipse will sweep across the United States on Oct. 14, bringing incredible views and a lot of science at the same time.

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'Loki' season 2 episode 2 review: Time to flex the acting muscles

The second episode of Loki season 2 puts the plot on pause for the majority of the runtime and gives the stellar cast plenty of space to play around.

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In the search for alien life, should we be looking for artificial intelligence?

Superintelligences might reveal themselves through the technosignatures of their cosmic engineering projects.

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SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket launches NASA's Psyche probe to bizarre metal asteroid (video)

NASA's Psyche mission launched Friday (Oct. 13) on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, and is now bound for the largest metal asteroid in our solar system.

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'Ring of fire' solar eclipse on Oct. 14: Will the weather cooperate?

Almost all of North America will experience a dramatic event on Saturday (Oct. 14), when a partial eclipse of the sun will be visible — weather permitting, of course.

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Hubble Telescope captures star-packed galaxy spinning like a top (photo)

A breathtaking new Hubble Space Telescope image captures star-packed regions in the NGC 685 galaxy.

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Astronomers want you to watch the Oct. 14 'ring of fire' eclipse with a disco ball. No, seriously.

You can't stare at the sun, so how do you watch an eclipse? By reflecting it off of a disco ball, a team of astronomers suggests.

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