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Telescope spots the Chinese Long March 5B rocket that is currently in an unstable orbit around Earth
A sky gazer in Italy, who is a part of the Virtual Telescope Project, has spotted the huge Chinese …
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Vivo’s new patent hints at a hinge-less foldable phone with a laser projection keyboard
Interestingly, this foldable device uses a hinge-less mechanism to fold and unfold. The foldin…
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Meet the black hole at the center of our galaxy: Scientists just took its picture for the first time
Researchers unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole lurking at the heart of our gal…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Paola R…
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Scientists might reveal the first photo of our galaxy's central black hole on Thursday. Watch their announcement live.
Seven research institutions are holding simultaneous press conferences to announce what's being bil…
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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Astronomers have recorded telescope footage of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster flying through deep space
On top of the 230-foot-tall launcher, company founder Elon Musk placed his red Tesla Roadster with …
Dave Mosher
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2 'potentially hazardous' asteroids will streak by Earth this week, one as big as a mountain. You can watch it live.
On Thursday and Saturday, two different asteroids will hurtle past Earth at close range. You can wa…
Ellyn Lapointe
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How to see the year's best meteor shower this weekend, with fireballs, colorful trails, and a Jupiter-Mars conjunction
The Perseids can be the best meteor shower of the year, thanks to bright fireballs and long colorfu…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A football stadium-sized asteroid will blaze by Earth today. Here's how to watch the potentially hazardous 'city killer' live.
Watch live as a "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of a football stadium whips past Earth to…
Ellyn Lapointe
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A working-class immigrant neighborhood in Queens banned cars along a major road. The new park is a 'superhighway of kids and families and neighbors.'
Jackson Heights, Queens, was the 'epicenter of the epicenter' of COVID-19. Now, it's a model for re…
Eliza Relman
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The green comet and Mars appear side-by-side this weekend. Spot them together in the night sky.
A green comet and the red planet debut in a colorful showdown this weekend. You can easily find the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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How to see the Jupiter-Venus conjunction shining bright enough for the naked eye on Thursday night
Venus and Jupiter are brighter than all the stars. Tonight is your last chance to see them appear s…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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‘Bloody’ Tuesday: Where to watch Total Lunar Eclipse In India & how
Asia, Australia, America and the Pacific will see a total lunar eclipse on November 8, 2022. This w…
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A massive asteroid the size of the Empire State Building is about to pass Earth. Here's how to track it.
The asteroid, which is about a half-mile wide, has been studied by scientists for decades and will …
Emily Walsh
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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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Here’s how you can watch the biggest asteroid of 2020 live as it zooms past the Earth
The good news is that you don’t have to be an expert astronomer or scientist in order to catch t…
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An Eiffel Tower-sized asteroid is about to whiz by Earth. When it returns in 8 years, it could cross paths with our satellites.
On Friday night, the asteroid Apophis will pass by Earth. When it returns in 2029, its orbit may pu…
Aylin Woodward
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Watch the ‘Strawberry Full Moon’ lunar eclipse live today for free— without having to leave the house during the lockdown
Keep in mind that a penumbral lunar eclipse is generally more subtle that a total lunar eclipse.…
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Mercury is about to travel across the sun for the last time until 2032. Here's how to watch the rare transit.
This event is called a "transit," and it happens when a planet passes between Earth and its star. W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Astronomers plan to film the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy as it gobbles up stars and planets. The video could open a 'new field' of science.
"We can see the black hole evolve in real time," Shep Doeleman, an astronomer who leads the global …