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Supermoon: What It Really Is, Why It Happens, and When to Catch the Next One

A supermoon is a full moon that lines up with the Moon's closest approach to Earth, making it look a little bigger and noticeably brighter than an ordinary full moon. At its best, a supermoon can appear up to 14% larger and about 30%...

What Is a Constellation? A Beginner’s Guide to the Sky’s 88 Star Patterns

A constellation is a group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the night sky, one we've given a name, usually after a mythological figure, animal, or object. There are 88 of them officially recognized, and together they map out the entire sky....
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Orion Constellation: The Complete Guide to the Hunter’s Stars

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The Best Binoculars for Watching Comets (And Why a Telescope Isn’t the Answer)

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Why Is Gravity on the Moon Only One-Sixth of Earth’s?

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How Many Black Holes Are Actually in the Milky Way?

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The Closest Black Holes to Earth, Ranked

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Which Planets Have Rings? Saturn Isn’t Even the Biggest One

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Is There Life on Other Planets? Here’s What the Evidence Actually Shows

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Planets in Order: The Complete Guide to Our Solar System

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A Galaxy Named After a Vegetable Just Turned Out to Have Two Feeding Black Holes Inside It

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Cassini Has Been Gone for Eight Years. It’s Still Making Discoveries.

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Scientists Just Found the Same Swirl in Your Coffee Cup Happening All Over the Sun

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A Half-Built Telescope Was Just Being Tested. It Found Something Nobody Had Ever Seen.

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Supermoon: What It Really Is, Why It Happens, and When to Catch the Next One

A supermoon is a full moon that lines up with the Moon's closest approach...

What Is a Constellation? A Beginner’s Guide to the Sky’s 88 Star Patterns

A constellation is a group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the...

How Many Planets Are There? The Real Answer Is Bigger Than Eight

There are eight planets in our solar system: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,...

What Is a Galaxy? A Simple Guide to the Great Islands of Stars

A galaxy is an enormous collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter, all...