Astronomy

Rare double disc around a dead star offers "remarkable" glimpse of our solar system's fate

Rare double disc around a dead star offers "remarkable" glimpse of our solar system's fate
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When will Starship Flight 15 launch? Possible date for SpaceX’s most ambitious flight test revealed
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Skywatching

Don't miss the second Supermoon of 2026 in November: Date, city-wise timings and viewing tips

Don't miss the second Supermoon of 2026 in November: Date, city-wise timings and viewing tips
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Southern Taurid meteor shower will hit 2nd peak next week: When and where to watch the shooting stars
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Artemis III update: SLS rocket core stage in position for integration with boosters at NASA's Kennedy Space Center
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Videos

POSSIBLE DWARF PLANET! Rubin Observatory finds mysterious object beyond Pluto among millions of stars 0:49

POSSIBLE DWARF PLANET! Rubin Observatory finds mysterious object beyond Pluto among millions of stars
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SIX ENGINES! SpaceX fires Ship 42 and simulates a deorbit burn ahead of Flight 15 4:22

SIX ENGINES! SpaceX fires Ship 42 and simulates a deorbit burn ahead of Flight 15
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On this day in 2014: Antares rocket catastrophically exploded after liftoff, destroying Cygnus spacecraft 11:59

On this day in 2014: Antares rocket catastrophically exploded after liftoff, destroying Cygnus spacecraft
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Deep Sky Objects

Astronomers puzzle over a record-breaking cosmic explosion that lasted for 27 days

Astronomers puzzle over a record-breaking cosmic explosion that lasted for 27 days
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Astronomers discover fastest-spinning asteroid making one rotation within 5 minutes—here’s why it’s unusual

Astronomers discover fastest-spinning asteroid making one rotation within 5 minutes—here’s why it’s unusual
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Supermassive black hole-powered blazar breaks record for most distant object of its kind ever found

Supermassive black hole-powered blazar breaks record for most distant object of its kind ever found
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Did scientists just find a new way to detect neutron star mergers? Study provides fresh clue

Did scientists just find a new way to detect neutron star mergers? Study provides fresh clue
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Astronomers discover atmosphere on the coldest lava exoplanet ever found; here’s why it matters

Astronomers discover atmosphere on the coldest lava exoplanet ever found; here’s why it matters
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China’s StarWhisper AI is helping telescopes hunt for the first light from exploding stars

China’s StarWhisper AI is helping telescopes hunt for the first light from exploding stars
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Today's Moon Phase

Today's Moon phase in Los Angeles

Today's Moon phase in Los Angeles
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Today's Moon phase in Indianapolis
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NASA's Anil Menon, CSA's Joshua Kutryk complete 100th U.S. spacewalk outside ISS, install seventh roll-out solar array

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Voyager 1 comes back online after mystery glitch in interstellar space; NASA expects more surprises

Voyager 1 comes back online after mystery glitch in interstellar space; NASA expects more surprises
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Artemis III astronauts meet Trump, present Moon rock: ‘A little reminder of where we’re going’

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Artemis III major update: NASA mates 212-foot SLS rocket core stage with twin solid rocket boosters

Artemis III major update: NASA mates 212-foot SLS rocket core stage with twin solid rocket boosters
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ESA’s Hera finally sees Didymos and Dimorphos as two separate asteroids; detailed pictures due November 25

ESA’s Hera finally sees Didymos and Dimorphos as two separate asteroids; detailed pictures due November 25
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Rare double disc around a dead star offers "remarkable" glimpse of our solar system's fate

Rare double disc around a dead star offers "remarkable" glimpse of our solar system's fate
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ISRO to launch NVS-03 navigation satellite aboard GSLV rocket on October 30; how to watch live

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Don't miss the second Supermoon of 2026 in November: Date, city-wise timings and viewing tips

Don't miss the second Supermoon of 2026 in November: Date, city-wise timings and viewing tips
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SpaceX conducts a six-engine static fire test of Ship 42 ahead of Starship Flight 15; watch video

SpaceX conducts a six-engine static fire test of Ship 42 ahead of Starship Flight 15; watch video
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Meet UVEX—NASA’s proposed new space telescope set to launch in January 2031

Meet UVEX—NASA’s proposed new space telescope set to launch in January 2031
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Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have discovered one of the largest dwarf planets hidden beyond Pluto

Vera C. Rubin Observatory may have discovered one of the largest dwarf planets hidden beyond Pluto
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U.S. government releases clearest image yet of China’s top-secret space plane

U.S. government releases clearest image yet of China’s top-secret space plane
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Southern Taurid meteor shower will hit 2nd peak next week: When and where to watch the shooting stars

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Watch: SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on its 117th Falcon 9 mission of 2026

Watch: SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on its 117th Falcon 9 mission of 2026
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Constellation

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Cassiopeia: The famous W-shaped constellation and how to spot it
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How to easily spot the constellation Lynx in March's night skies

How to easily spot the constellation Lynx in March's night skies
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Constellations with the most visibility in January 2026: Easy viewing tips

Constellations with the most visibility in January 2026: Easy viewing tips
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Hundreds reported UFO sightings in 1951, and the mystery remains unsolved 5 PHOTOS ASTRONOMY

Hundreds reported UFO sightings in 1951, and the mystery remains unsolved

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Scientists don’t know how Mars got its two moons, and a new probe is on its way to find out 5 DEEP SKY OBJECTS

Scientists don’t know how Mars got its two moons, and a new probe is on its way to find out

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Water likely isn’t forming gullies on Mars today, NASA orbiter data suggest

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WWII airmen saw mysterious UFOs trailing their planes, and the sightings are still unexplained 5 ASTRONOMY

WWII airmen saw mysterious UFOs trailing their planes, and the sightings are still unexplained

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Dark energy may be changing over time, and this new study could explain why

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Instruments

Meet UVEX—NASA’s proposed new space telescope set to launch in January 2031

Meet UVEX—NASA’s proposed new space telescope set to launch in January 2031
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NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory ceases operations: Here's the legacy it left behind

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