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Don't Miss Saturn And Jupiter's Great Conjunction on the Winter Solstice

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Don't Miss Saturn And Jupiter's Great Conjunction on the Winter Solstice

Uranus Reaches Opposition on Halloween in 2020

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Uranus Reaches Opposition on Halloween in 2020

The Leonid Meteor Shower Follows a New Moon in November

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The Leonid Meteor Shower Follows a New Moon in November

The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Over Parts of the Northern U.S. This Week

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The Northern Lights Could Be Visible Over Parts of the Northern U.S. This Week

Did the Northern Lights Play a Role in the Sinking of the Titanic? A New Paper Says It’s Possible

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Earth Is Set to Get a New Mini-Moon Next Month

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Space Hero, a New Reality Show, Wants to Send You to the International Space Station

The ultimate ocean-view getaway.

What You Should Know About the 2020 Fall Equinox

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A Rare Blue Moon Will Light Up the Night Sky This Halloween

Halloween will be even spookier this year.

100 Fascinating Facts About Earth

The best Spaceball.

The Draconid, Taurid, and Orionid Meteor Showers Are Coming This Fall

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Dr. Jeanette Epps to Become the First Black Woman to Live Aboard the International Space Station

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps.

Beavers and Bat People: The Great Moon Hoax of 1835

A lithograph of "ruby amphitheater," as it was printed in The Sun.

Worried About Asteroids Hitting Us in 2020? Don't Be

Two asteroids are expected to come close to Earth soon, but there's no cause for alarm.

How to See August’s Full Sturgeon Moon

It'd be pure lunacy to skip an opportunity to see this beauty.

10 Famous Birthdays to Celebrate in August

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