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Earlier this week, a group of astronomers claimed to have witnessed what seemed to be a gas giant the size of Jupiter devoured by its star. The findings are a first of its kind."As a star runs out of fuel, it ...

With the passing of June's Strawberry Moon, astronomy is once again the talk of the town. Astronomical occurrences like full moons and meteor showers have a way of making us earthlings stop and stare. But there's one event that deserves ...

From smartphones to high-tech computer-assisted camera set ups with giant lenses, it really takes a good archer and a straight arrow to shoot a great lunar photo. We asked some experienced amateur and professional photographers and astronomy experts for some ...

You might have seen pictures online of strange candle-shaped lights floating in the Sulu night sky, and like us, you likely have questions. No, unfortunately the strange shapes weren't aliens, but they are as interesting. The phenomenon was caused by ...

One of the most jaw-dropping shots in Apollo 11, the revelatory new archive-based documentary about the 1969 moon landing, wasn't filmed anywhere near the moon. To be exact, it was shot about 250,000 miles away in Houston, Texas. ...