How to watch the best views of the solar eclipse for free online

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The rare astronomical event won't occur for another 20 years after April 8.

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The largest map of the cosmos hints that dark energy is changing. It could prove Einstein wrong and upend a pillar of modern physics.

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Astronomers are mapping millions of galaxies in our universe to better understand dark energy.

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Scientists built a 3-ton camera with a 5-foot-wide lens to discover hazardous asteroids that NASA can't see

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Travis Lange, the deputy project manager of the LSST, shone a flashlight into the LSST Camera, which has a 5-foot-wide lens.

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10 James Webb space photos reveal cosmic nurseries where stars come to life

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Collage of stellar nurseries
A very young star forming within the dark cloud L1527 (top left), the "Cosmic Cliffs" (top right), the Tarantula Nebula (bottom left), and the Chameleon I molecular cloud (bottom right).

NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Webb ERO Production Team. Image processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI), Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI), Mahdi Zamani (ESA/Webb).

Dwarf II Smart Telescope Brings Power and Portability to Backyard Astronomy

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Backyard astrophotography is experiencing a surge in popularity thanks to telescopes becoming more user-friendly and, as a result, actually fun to use. However, cost and portability remain a barrier, making the Dwarf II Smart Telescope a smart, viable option despite some annoying shortcomings.

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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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