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Hubble Space Telescope captures two 'overlapping' spiral galaxies in new photo

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Supernova alert! Astronomers just found a way to predict explosive star deaths

(X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/L.Lopez et al; Infrared: Palomar; Radio: NSF/NRAO/VLA)

Wouldn't it be nice to know when a giant star is about to die in a cataclysmic supernova explosion? A team of astronomers has done just that. If you see a giant red star surrounded by a thick shroud of material, watch out - the star will likely explode within a few years.

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Hubble Space Telescope captures two 'overlapping' spiral galaxies in new photo

(ESA/Hubble & NASA, W. Keel)

A new photo from NASA's iconic space telescope captures two distant "overlapping" spiral galaxies. The galaxies, called SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461, are located more than a billion light-years from Earth.

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Einstein's theory of relativity just passed its most rigorous test yet

(ONERA)

The MICROSCOPE mission tested the weak equivalence principle with free-falling objects in a satellite.

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Skywatching

You can see the moon eclipse Uranus tonight (Sept. 14) in a rare occultation

(Starry Night Software)

On Wednesday (Sept. 14), the moon will pass in front of Uranus in an event called a lunar occultation that will be visible from parts of Africa, Asia, and Europe.

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Science & Astronomy

Satellite images show ravages of Western wildfires

(Planet)

Satellite views show massive clouds of wildfire smoke shrouding vast areas of the Oregon and Washington states as vicious blazes destroy hundreds of square miles of forest.

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Watch NASA's Perseverance scientists discuss rover's first 18 months on Mars

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA is hosting an update about the Perseverance Mars mission, and you can watch the whole thing live.

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NASA satellites help dogs hunt for otter and mink poop

(Pete Coppolillo)

The NASA-funded study hopes to extend the hunt for pollutants into space, to help dogs and their science partners hunt for smelly scat.

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Spaceflight

Germany and Japan pledge not to conduct destructive anti-satellite tests

(Mark Garlick/Getty Images)

The announcements of these pledges were both made at the second session of the United Nations' open-ended working group on reducing space threats, which is being held in Geneva from Sept. 12 to Sept. 16.

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