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120 meteors per hour possible as Geminid meteor shower peaks. When and where to look
The Geminid meteor shower may have started earlier this month, but it is soon expected to reach its peak, and when it does, it could be one of the best shows in years.
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120 meteors per hour possible as Geminid meteor shower peaks. When and where to look
The Geminid meteor shower may have started earlier this month, but it is soon expected to reach its peak, and when it does, it could be one of the best shows in years.
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Scientists discover oldest black hole yet, a ‘behemoth' from 470 million years after the Big Bang
Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.
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Rare ‘ring of fire' solar eclipse will slice across Americas today
Tens of millions in the Americas are getting front-row seats for a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.
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NASA shares photos of Saturn moon, prompting food comparisons
The photos show Pan, the innermost of Saturn’s known moons.
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Video shows a string of lights seen in the Indiana sky over the weekend
“There was a straight line of lights that appeared in the sky…they were moving slow and suddenly one by one disappeared. Definitely a phenomenon I never seen anything like this before,” one viewer wrote to NBC Chicago from Indiana.
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Did you see a string of lights in the sky over the weekend?
Did you see a string of lights in the sky over the long holiday weekend? You weren’t alone.
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SpaceX launches four multinational astronauts to International Space Station
Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday.
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India's lunar rover rolls out on the moon's surface for the first time
People across India had crowded around televisions in offices, shops, and restaurants on Wednesday and erupted into clapping, dancing, and exchanging of sweets when they saw the lander’s smooth touchdown.
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India becomes first country to land on moon's south pole
India’s space program landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday, an unchartered territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements.
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Russian spacecraft suffers ‘abnormal situation' on way to moon's south pole
Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month.
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NYC kids launch balloon with gummy bears and marshmallows into space
The balloon came equipped with a GoPro camera to record the journey, as well as some snacks — but not for eating on the way.
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NYC kids launch balloon with gummy bears and marshmallows into space
The children from the Taft Houses NYCHA complex sent a balloon into the atmosphere and caught the whole journey on GoPro video.
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Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years
A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.
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What is the Lion's Gate Portal? Astrologers consider August 8 a lucky day
Every year on August 8, an astrological event called the Lion’s Gate Portal “opens” in the sky.
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NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence from interstellar space
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.
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‘They're real': Paranormal expert responds to congressional UFO hearing
After three retired military officials testified to Congress about their experience with UFOs, professional paranormal researcher Derrel Sims explains why we should all take note.
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Astronomers discover first evidence of two planets sharing the same orbit
Astronomers reported Wednesday the discovery of what could be two planets sharing the same orbit around their star.
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Mystery object that washed up on Australian coast could be space junk, officials say
Authorities believe that a cylindrical object about the size of a small car that washed up on a remote Australian beach could be space junk from a foreign rocket.