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Black holes may be growing as the universe expands

The hypothesis could help to explain the weird discrepancies spotted in space-time ripples from enormous black hole collisions.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Electromagnetism

In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! There’s a lot to see with today’s topic: electromagnetism!

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Satellites discover huge amounts of undeclared methane emissions

Huge amounts of uncounted emissions of highly warming greenhouse gas methane are being released by "super-emitters," satellite observations reveal.

Our Complete Guide to November’s ‘Almost Total’ Lunar Eclipse

Friday morning’s partial lunar eclipse will flirt with with totality, as the longest for more than a century.

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A Black Hole has been Found Lurking Just Outside the Milky Way

Astronomers have found a smaller, stellar-mass black hole lurking in a nearby satellite galaxy of our own Milky Way.  The black hole has been hiding in a star cluster named NGC 1850, which is one of the brightest star clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud. The black hole is 160,000 light-years away from Earth, and is estimated to be about 11 times the mass of our Sun.

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Kessler Syndrome and the space debris problem

Here's a brief look at the Kessler Syndrome, which describes a snowballing cascade of space junk.

North America Favored for This Week's Deep Partial Lunar Eclipse

North American observers can watch the Moon turn a reddish hue as it flirts with Earth’s shadow on the night of November 18–19 in the longest partial eclipse of the century.

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Did Russia just launch an anti-satellite test that created a cloud of space junk?

Suspicions swirl that Russia may have conducted an anti-satellite test that created the debris field that's causing astronauts on the International Space Station to seek refuge, reports suggest.

Did a Comet Explode Over South America 12,000 Years Ago?

Huge chunks and twisted slabs of dark glass are strewn across a patch of the Chilean Atacama Desert. Do they have a cosmic origin?

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Celestron TrailSeeker 8x42 binocular review

The Celestron TrailSeeker 8x42 binocular is ideal for those after a compact binocular for astro-travel and all-round use

Children of the world join Europe’s mission to Jupiter

Children of the world join Europe’s mission to Jupiter

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Space debris forces astronauts on space station to take shelter in return ships

The seven astronauts currently living and working on the International Space Station were forced to shelter in their transport vehicles when the station passed uncomfortably closed to orbital debris.

Astronomy Jargon 101: Weak Force

In this series we are exploring the weird and wonderful world of astronomy jargon! You’ll be surprised by the power of today’s topic: the weak force!

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ESA’s Biomass on track to target forests

With more than 100 global leaders at COP26 having pledged to halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade to help address the climate crisis, the health of the world’s forests is high on the political agenda. ESA’s Biomass mission will soon play a key role in delivering novel information about the of the state of our forests, how they are changing over time, and advance our knowledge of the carbon cycle. With launch scheduled for 2023, the mission is now in its last phases of development, having recently passed several key milestones.

Live coverage: Space station crew members take cover from space debris

Live coverage of the Expedition 66 mission on the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

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NASA Announces Drilling Site on the Moon

NASA has revealed the landing site for Intuitive Machines’ ambitious drilling mission, set to launch for the Moon in 2022.

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Sony A7 III review

The Sony A7 III is an impressive entry-level full-frame camera that offers photographers and videographers amazingly high performance for the price point

Best VR space games

Strap in and prepare to launch yourself into the best VR space games in the galaxy.

The Beaver Moon lunar eclipse on Nov. 19 will be the longest of the century. Here are its stages explained.

Here are the stages of the Beaver Moon lunar eclipse of Nov. 19, which will be the longest lunar eclipse this century.

'Doughnut UFO' over Switzerland defies explanation

A photographer in Zurich, Switzerland, spotted the glowing object while four SpaceX astronauts returned to Earth thousands of miles away.

If an asteroid really threatened the Earth, what would a planetary defense mission look like?

Someday, tucked away gathering dust in a nondescript warehouse, there will perhaps be a spacecraft waiting to be called to the launch pad, even as its builders pray it never flies.


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