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Why this week's Hunter's Moon is the ultimate backdrop for the perfect moonlit date night
October's Hunter’s Moon offers a perfect date night opportunity with its long-lasting brightness an…
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National Space Day: Here’s the beginner’s guide to astrophotography and sky watching in India
Ever wanted to capture the cosmos? There's no better time than India's first-ever National Space Da…
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Scientists find new evidence of an internal ocean in Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas
According to SwRI’s Dr. Alyssa Rhoden, the possibility of Mimas having an ocean “represents a …
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Saturn's 'Death Star' moon may have a secret ocean, revealing a new category of worlds that could host alien life
One of Saturn's smallest moons wasn't a candidate for alien life. But if Mimas has an ocean, it cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Billionaires going to space aim to industrialize the moon, asteroids, and Mars. It's time to set some ground rules.
Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have huge plans in space, but there are no laws or regul…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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'Failed stars' may have a cosmic speed limit to how fast they can spin — otherwise they'll break apart
Brown dwarfs, also called ‘almost stars’ or ‘failed stars’, can spin as fast as 300,000 kilometres …
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James Webb Space Telescope reveals one of the most mysterious worlds in the universe might have a volcanic moon
Mysterious brown dwarfs are neither planets nor stars, but this one somehow has northern lights, me…
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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Jupiter, Saturn and Mars ignore social distancing as they plan to meet the Moon this week
They’ve been inching closer over the last few weeks and have a planetary quartet planned before …
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'Moon Knight' star Gaspard Ulliel, the French actor in the upcoming Marvel series, has died following a skiing accident
Gaspard Ulliel, who died aged 37, will appear as Midnight Man in Marvel's upcoming series "Moon Kni…
Rebecca Cohen,Jason Guerrasio
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Jupiter and Saturn will reunite after 800 years on the shortest day of the year to form a rare 'Christmas star'
The winter solstice, set to occur on December 21, will see these two planets align for the first…
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Astronomers spotted a distant planet in the middle of making its own moon
The disc surrounding this planet has enough dust and gas to form three moons the size of our own. T…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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'Killers of the Flower Moon' actor reveals the casting director came up with the idea for Martin Scorsese's cameo, and more details about the final scene
Legendary independent film director and producer Larry Fessenden told Insider what it was like play…
Jason Guerrasio
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Tonight is the longest night of the year. You can use it to see a meteor shower and the historic Jupiter-Saturn 'double planet.'
Jupiter and Saturn haven't appeared this close in the night sky in nearly 800 years, and the conjun…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Photos reveal Jupiter and Saturn aligned in the sky as a 'Christmas star' that hadn't been seen for 800 years
On Monday, Jupiter and Saturn appeared the closest they'd been in the sky since 1226. Photos show t…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured photos of cyclones, changing colors, and seasons on 4 distant planets
NASA's most powerful space telescope peers across the solar system to spy new storms on Jupiter and…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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20 new moons were just discovered orbiting Saturn, and you can help name them
The researchers observed the new moons with the Subaru telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii. They cou…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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An astronomer's colorful animation shows how Saturn's disappearing rings act like a 'mini solar system'
If you unfurled Saturn's rings into lines, all the planets in the solar system could line up comfor…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Jupiter and Saturn will appear closer in the sky than they have for 800 years on Monday, aligning as a 'double planet.' Here's how to see it.
On Monday, December 21, Jupiter and Saturn will be the closest they've been in the sky since the ye…
Aylin Woodward
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New close-up photos of Saturn's largest moon may be the last for decades
Once Cassini vanishes, it may be the last probe that NASA sends to Saturn for decades. There are cu…