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Pair of merging black holes is the closest to Earth ever seen
A pair of supermassive black holes that will soon become one has been discovered hiding in a nearby galaxy.
This hot 'stream' of star gas will collide with our galaxy sooner than we thought
Researchers rewound the history of the Magellanic Stream, and found it is 5 times closer to Earth that previously thought
Telescope deal: Get $150 off the Celestron PowerSeeker 80EQ at Walmart
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Hubble telescope restores 3rd instrument in slow return to operations
NASA's most beloved space telescope is nearly back to normal.
Astronauts Took A Fly-around of the International Space Station. Here are Their Stunning Pictures
When astronauts left the International Space Station in early November to return home on the Crew Dragon Endeavour, they took the opportunity to do a fly-around of the ISS and take photos. NASA just released the new images, and they are a stunning look at both the orbiting outpost and our home planet.
China launches surge of space missions
A Long March 4C rocket takes off Nov. 22 from the Jiuquan launch base with the Gaofen 3-02 remote sensing satellite Credit: CASC
China has launched four space missions from three different spaceports in the span of a week, hauling cargo into orbit for military communications, radar surveillance, and optical imaging.
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa launching to space station next week
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, video producer Yozo Hirano and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin is scheduled to launch toward the ISS on Dec. 8.
Giant comet was active way farther from the sun than expected, scientists confirm
One of the largest comets ever discovered was active long before scientists had expected, according to NASA's industrious planet-hunting telescope.
Get a Celestron smartphone-telescope adapter for less than $15 in this Cyber Week deal
Amazon has knocked over $5 off the price of this helpful Celestron smartphone adapter, which makes it easier to snap astro-photos.
Binocular deals: Get $37 off the Nikon 10x50 Aculon A211
The Nikon 10x50 Aculon model features in our round-up of this year's best binoculars – and they're now cheaper, thanks to this special deal.
Meet Proxima Centauri: The Closest Star
Proxima Centauri is the dimmest and smallest of the Alpha Centauri system, but it has the honor of being the nearest star.
NASA postpones spacewalk at space station due to space debris warning
A scheduled spacewalk by two NASA astronauts outside of the International Space Station has been postponed after a debris warning for the orbiting outpost caused NASA to act on the side of caution.
Can SpaceX's Starlink sue Russia for anti-satellite missile test space debris fallout?
Can satellite operators sue Russia for deliberately cluttering the heavily used low Earth orbit with space debris from the Nov. 15 anti-satellite missile test or anything goes in space?
National Space Council meeting for 1st time under VP Kamala Harris Wednesday
The first meeting of the National Space Council under Vice President Kamala Harris will take place on Wednesday (Dec. 1). We'll presumably be able to watch it live.
NASA astronauts are taking a spacewalk outside space station today. Here's how to watch live.
Two NASA astronauts will step out into space on a mission to replace a faulty antenna system tomorrow (Nov. 30).
Cosmic pearl
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It can be hard to appreciate that a human-made, football-pitch-sized spacecraft is orbiting 400 km above our heads, but there it is.
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NASA Simulation Shows What Happens When Stars Get Too Close to Black Holes
What happens to a star when it strays too close to a monster black hole? Astronomers have wondered why some stars are ripped apart, while others manage to survive a close encounter with a lurking black hole, only a little worse for wear.
Astronauts get physical and mental workouts on Chinese space station (video)
China's Shenzhou 13 astronauts are playing a major role in testing and constructing the country's first long-term space station, but they're also maintaining a decent work-life balance.
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