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Skywatching

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Videos

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Watch: Total solar eclipse seen from 22,370 miles above Earth
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Total solar eclipse 2026: What millions just witnessed
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Deep Sky Objects

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Scientists just found a 'mega-Earth' with 23 times Earth's mass, and it's breaking the rules
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NASA's James Webb makes first discovery of three supermassive black holes in a single galaxy
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NASA-funded flying robots could soon explore the hidden caves of Saturn's moon Titan
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Astronomers confirm first 'black hole star,' explaining Little Red Dots seen by James Webb Telescope
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Water near supermassive black hole? James Webb makes stunning discovery about dying Milky Way star
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Today's Moon Phase

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Constellation

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The Summer Triangle is visible in the autumn sky: Here's everything you need to know
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Don't miss the moon glowing beside bright star Antares in constellation Scorpius on October 24
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Top cosmic mysteries NASA’s powerful new Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could solve 5 PHOTOS ASTRONOMY

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Instruments

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Voyager 2 gets a lifeline after 'Big Bang fix': How NASA is extending the probe's life
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Can we use the Moon to deploy gravitational wave detectors? Chinese astronomers have proposed a plan
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