Scientists want to build telescopes on the moon for up to $10 billion to see more of the universe than the James Webb Space Telescope

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Two very different concepts for a radio observatory on the moon show how creative astronomers are getting.

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How I took the 'best' photo of the 2017 American solar eclipse — and what I'm doing differently this year

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Jon Carmichael looks at a blown up shot of his photo of the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse.
Astrophotographer and Keynote Speaker, Jon Carmichael (on left) captured this iconic image of the 2017 total solar eclipse that swept across the US.

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Astronomers used JWST to finally solve a 37-year mystery over one of the brightest cosmic explosions ever seen in modern history

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An artist's illustration of a neutron star and its magnetic field floating in space.
Researchers have found strong evidence that Supernova 1987A left behind a neutron star, one of the densest objects in the universe.

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NASA explains how it would alert the public of an apocalyptic asteroid strike

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An artist's impression of what an asteroid impact on Earth would look like.

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Elon Musk's SpaceX was the satellite villain of the skies. It's taking a 'money hit' to try and fix the problem.

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SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of around 60 Starlink satellites at a time.
SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rockets to transport batches of around 60 Starlink satellites at a time.

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Black holes are rampaging through our universe at more than 2.2 million mph and scientists think they now know why

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Illustration of a black hole warping space-time around it.
On rare occasions, black holes can get kicked into space after they form.

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A giant, boiling, shrinking planet has a tail stretching 350,000 miles into space, astronomers discover

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An artist's impression of WASP-69b orbiting its host star. The shedding atmosphere forms a comet-like tail behind the planet.
An artist's impression of WASP-69b orbiting its host star. The shedding atmosphere forms a comet-like tail behind the planet.

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An astronomer explains why the universe looks black even though it contains 200 billion trillion stars

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James Webb Space Telescope's view of Pandora's Cluster.

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A rare manuscript about eclipses just sold for $255,000 at auction. Its author was the man who discovered the most famous comet.

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Engraving of astronomer Edmond Halley with curly shoulder-length hair and a dark jacket
Edmond Halley was an inventive astronomer who is best known for discovering the periodic return of the comet that's named for him.

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'Alien tech' purportedly discovered by Harvard team might just be coal waste

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A Harvard professor and his team claim that tiny balls from the Pacific Ocean may be evidence of alien technology. A new report disputes the idea.

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