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Black Moon solar eclipse looks otherworldly in stunning images

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SpaceX just flew its fastest Dragon astronaut trip to the space station ever

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SpaceX's Crew-4 astronaut mission took under 16 hours to reach the ISS.

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Black Moon solar eclipse looks otherworldly in stunning images

A rare solar eclipse Saturday (April 30) stunned viewers across Antarctica, the southern tip of South America, and the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.

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See a behemoth black hole and spiral galaxy like only the Hubble telescope can

Behind the galaxy's central bar lies a behemoth black hole that weighs somewhere between 9.6 and 38 million times as much as the sun.

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Spaceflight

How do you get ready for bed in space? This astronaut video reveals all.

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In a new video, European Space Agency astronaut Matthias Maurer shares what it's like getting ready for bed while living in space aboard the International Space Station.

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Watch how NASA astronauts learn to communicate in space without speaking

In space, no one can hear you scream. Or hear you ask for a tool to fix a broken solar panel when radios are down.

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Space Blocs: The future of international cooperation in space is splitting along lines of power on Earth

Even during times of conflict on the ground, space has historically been an arena of collaboration among nations. But trends in the past decade suggest that the nature of cooperation in space is shifting, and fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has highlighted these changes.

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Science & Astronomy

Solar flares explode with huge energy thanks to a simple magnetic phenomenon

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The secret to what drives powerful solar flares is literally in the palm of your hand.

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Will the big storm on Jupiter ever go away?

When you see dark and light stripes next to each other on Jupiter, you're actually seeing winds blowing in opposite directions. When this happens, they can spin up big cyclones, kind of like how pushing a beach ball with one hand and pulling it with other will make it spin.

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In 'Horizons,' a discarded global view of science shines

What if everything we're taught about the history of astronomy and physics is wrong?

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Skywatching

Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this week! Here's how to watch the show.

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The Eta Aquarid meteor shower may generate as many as 50 shooting stars an hour during its peak on Thursday (May 5), weather permitting.

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Don't miss Mercury shine with the crescent moon in tonight's sky!

The moon will point the way to the usually elusive Mercury tonight (May 2). Catch the two celestial bodies to the west, about 45 minutes after sunset.

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