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A rare manuscript about eclipses just sold for $255,000 at auction. Its author was the man who discovered the most famous comet.
Edmond Halley didn't just write about comets. His manuscripts on lunar and solar eclipses sold at a…
Jenny McGrath
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The full moon has different names for each month. Here's the meaning and origin for the whole lunar calendar.
The full moon goes by many names each month, like the worm moon in March or the harvest moon in Sep…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Jenny McGrath
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'Wolf Moon' lunar eclipse this Friday will have werewolves looking to form packs — or so the myth says
Some people believe it's the night when a person is most likely to turn into a werewolf or make do…
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Have sex, sit on animals or just go to bed - busting myths around the do's and don'ts of lunar eclipse
Ancient cultures and societies had their own theories as to when the Moon disappeared from the nigh…
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The longest total lunar eclipse in a century is about to happen - here's how Earth will color the moon blood-red
"If you were standing on the moon's surface during a lunar eclipse, you would see the sun setting a…
Dave Mosher,Shayanne Gal
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Space 2021: All the Mars landings, eclipses, astronaut flights, rocket launches, and other big missions to look for this year
In 2021, we'll see nine meteor showers. Boeing and SpaceX should launch humans into orbit, and NASA…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Susie Neilson,Dave Mosher
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A NASA satellite caught yesterday's solar eclipse and a Category 4 hurricane at the same time - here's the video
In the footage, the moon's shadow is seen just south of Hurricane Barbara, which is the second hurr…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The total solar eclipse may break internet records - here's how web companies are preparing for the crush
But he said such efforts are more difficult for the solar eclipse, since small towns in the path of…
Dave Mosher
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NASA says it will try to launch its massive moon rocket again in late September
NASA postponed its second Artemis I launch attempt after a fuel leak. After repairs, the next launc…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Elon Musk tweeted an 'Occupy Mars' meme, but he was mocked because it featured a picture of the moon
It's not clear whether Musk tweeted the meme in error, or whether it was a deliberate effort to tro…
Mary Hanbury
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The Wuhan coronavirus has officially spread to every single region in China
Cases of the Wuhan coronavirus, officially called 2019 n-CoV, have been confirmed in all 34 of Chin…
Will Martin
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China releases detailed 360-degree photo from the first mission to land on the far side of the moon
Shortly after the lander and rover began their work, however, the China National Space Administrati…
Dave Mosher
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Another sign that things are going horribly wrong in 3 of the world's largest economies
"Parts of Europe are also struggling, with France down by 26%. Even the strong growth in the UK and…