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In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...

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Unpredictable bursts of light are pulsing from the debris surrounding Sagittarius A*, offering new insights into the ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists discovered that the Milky Way's central supermassive ... space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip ...

Don Pettit’s been snapping away in orbit again. This time, the NASA astronaut has captured a stunning image of the Milky Way from the International Space Station (ISS) . It also features Earth and ...

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Have you ever looked at the beach and wondered how many grains of sand there are? That can be mind-boggling to think about. Scientists estimate that, depending on the grain size and density, a single ...

If you're an avid moon-watcher, you might notice that our moon appears just a tiny bit smaller in the night sky tonight ... quarters of the way through its orbit around Earth.

Jupiter and Mars are high overhead, and they’re both bright enough to stand out. Jupiter looks like the second brightest star ...