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'Mini' monster black hole discovered hiding in a dwarf galaxy

(X-ray: NASA/CXC/Dartmouth Coll./J. Parker & R. Hickox; Optical/IR: Pan-STARRS)

A newly discovered "mini" supermassive black hole could help reveal some of the secrets behind the biggest black holes in the cosmos.

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Elon Musk unveils launch and catch tower for Starship Mars rocket (video)

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SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk just gave us a great look at the "launch and catch tower" for the company's huge Starship Mars rocket.

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China's Chang'e 5 lunar lander is first to find water on the moon up close

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The Chang'e 5 sample-return capsule found water at its landing site near Oceanus Procellarum on the moon's near side.

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Spaceflight

NASA may need more astronauts for space station, moon missions

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NASA may need more astronauts to meet its human spaceflight goals over the coming years, according to a new report from the agency's investigative office.

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'Space Adventure' exhibition to bring 300 Apollo-era artifacts to Miami

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Hundreds of original artifacts from NASA's historic Apollo lunar landings are set to touch down in Miami this spring, as part of an immersive experience celebrating humanity's first missions to the moon.

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Science & Astronomy

The Milky Way's supermassive black hole is leaking gas

(NASA, ESA, and Gerald Cecil (UNC-Chapel Hill); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI))

The Milky Way's central black hole, known as Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), has been "leaking" or emitting jet-like superheated beams for several thousand years.

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Weird 'hot Jupiter' exoplanet is shaped like a football

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The strange shape of ultrahot WASP-103b, which is more than 1,000 light-years from Earth, is due to the planet being stretched by the gravitational forces of its parent star, according to the new research.

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New NASA chief scientist pledges a plan to renew agency's Earth satellite fleet

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NASA's chief scientist and Earth science lead says there is "more to plan" when it comes to figuring out next priorities for the agency's aging satellite fleet. Meet Katherine Calvin.

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Skywatching

How to see the International Space Station in the night sky

(Alamy)

To see and track the International Space Station from Earth you just need to know where and when to look.

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Star Wars

'The Book of Boba Fett' episode 2 kicks the live-action show up a gear and then some

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Imagine "The Godfather: Part II" meets "Dances With Wolves," who brings his friend "Lawrence of Arabia" and you've got Boba Fett.

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Save 30% on 'Clue: Star Wars' edition on Amazon

(Amazon)

The clues will be with you, always. Amazon is currently offering a galactic 30% off the "Star Wars" edition of the classic whodunit game "Clue." That works out to a savings of $14.

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