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Fortnite's Chapter 3 Battle Pass includes a moon-themed Ronin skin

Teasers suggest you will defend the multiverse in Season 3, Chapter 1 of the battle royale game.

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Here's what the only total solar eclipse of 2021 was like from a cruise ship near Antarctica

Clouds blocked the view of the only total solar eclipse for 2021 for 200 passengers on an Antarctic exploration cruise ship Dec. 4.

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China's Yutu 2 rover spots cube-shaped 'mystery hut' on far side of the moon

China’s Yutu 2 rover has spotted a mystery object on the horizon while working its way across Von Kármán crater on the far side of the moon.

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NASA just ordered megarocket boosters for moon missions through 2031

NASA just awarded a contract worth $3.19 billion to build rocket boosters for future moon missions, meant for Artemis moon missions through 2031.

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NASA will announce its next astronaut class on Monday and you can watch it live

NASA is ready to announce its next batch of astronaut candidates, and you can watch the event live on Monday, Dec. 6.

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Curious Kids: What are the rings around planets made of?

Lots of us are familiar with pictures of the planet Saturn and its unmistakable ring.

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Venus shines at its highest in the night sky this week. How to see it.

The planet will shine brightly in the evening for a few nights before sinking toward the horizon.

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I just fought off alien spaceships, monsters and the Cube Queen in Fortnite's Chapter 2 finale 'The End'

Alien spaceships swarmed over the Fortnite island during the season finale of the battle royale game Saturday (Dec. 4).

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How NASA's new laser communications mission will work in space

The goal is to speed up solar system communications.

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'Star Trek: Discovery' season 4, episode 3 is stuffed full of subplots and side stories (recap)

So much happens in Star Trek: Discovery's season 4 episode "Choose To Live" that it can be overwhelming.

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The only total solar eclipse of 2021 in pictures: Amazing photos from Antarctica

The only total solar eclipse of 2021 was only visible across a remote stretch of Antarctica. See photos of what scientists saw.

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The Kardashev scale: Classifying alien civilizations

The Kardashev scale classifies hypothetical alien civilizations by how much energy they use.

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Atlas V rocket launching mission for US Space Force Sunday morning: Watch it live

The two-stage Atlas V is scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 4:04 a.m. EDT (0904 GMT) on Sunday, carrying a mix of payloads for the U.S. Space Force. Watch it live here.

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The only total solar eclipse of 2021 creates dazzling sight over Antarctica

The only total solar eclipse of 2021 took place under especially isolated circumstances today, sweeping over sparsely populated Antarctica in a dazzling sight.

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What are black holes? Facts, theory & definition.

Black holes are mysterious objects of extreme density, with such strong gravitational attraction that even light cannot escape from their grasp if it comes near enough.

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'The Boy Whose Head Was Filled With Stars,' a beautifully illustrated children's book about Edwin Hubble, is now on sale

The picture book paints Edwin Hubble's biography in a way that teaches and entertains.

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SpaceX starts building Starship launch pad in Florida

SpaceX has started building a pad for its Starship Mars rocket at Launch Complex 39A, part of NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Elon Musk announced on Friday (Dec. 3).

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What time is the total solar eclipse on Dec. 4?

The big problem might not be time zone, but accessibility of the prime Antarctic site.

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The only total solar eclipse of 2021 will cross Antarctica early Saturday. Here are its stages explained.

Early Saturday morning, a total solar eclipse will darken skies at the bottom of the world.

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Giant black hole inside a tiny satellite galaxy of our Milky Way defies explanation

A tiny galaxy orbiting at the outskirts of the Milky Way appears to have a giant black hole at its center, comparable to that of the much larger Milky Way itself, and scientists don't know why.

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Milky Way galaxy: Facts about our galactic home

The Milky Way is our galactic home, but studying it has been notoriously difficult. Thanks to the European Gaia mission, astronomers are finally unravelling the galaxy's fascinating evolution.

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