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An $800-million-dollar space telescope has been damaged by a tiny piece of space debris that's said to be smaller than a grain of sand.

Micromanaged

Tiny rock, huge problem. 

Expensive Space Telescope Damaged by Small Space Rock

Earthlings, meet your celestial neighbor: an absolutely massive black hole, which is lying dormant in a nearby binary star system.

NIMBY

It's very large, and it's also very sleepy.

Scientists Discover Closest Known Black Hole to Earth

An invisible force is tearing apart the closest star cluster to the Solar System — and astronomers are trying to figure out why.

Star Stream

Could it be dark matter?

Something Is Ripping Apart the Nearest Star Cluster to Earth

Astronomers have discovered a planetary fragment orbiting a white dwarf, and it could yield new insights into the future of our own solar system.

Skin Game

Scientists found something ghastly embedded in the edges of dying stars.

Astronomers Discover Hannibal Lecter Stars That Wear Planet Corpses

European Space Agency scientists put out a time-lapse video showing how the Milky Way galaxy will evolve over 400,00 years.

Star Navigation

Our whole galaxy — in the palm of your hand.

Dazzling Video Shows How Milky Way Will Evolve Over 400,000 Years

The European Space Agency compiled the most detailed map of the Milky Way galaxy in history, plotting the location and course of nearly 2 billion stars.

Zooming Out

You can check it out right here.

This Is the Most Detailed Map of the Milky Way in History

New research has uncovered a stellar stream comprising 4,000 stars flowing through the Milky Way remarkably close to the Earth.

Stellar Stream

This stellar stream has been hiding in plain sight.

Scientists Found a “River of Stars” Flowing Through the Milky Way

In about 10 billion years, our sun will likely harden into a giant crystal orb — a fate that will be shared with many other white dwarf stars.

Shine On

The aging universe will fill with the jewel-like corpses of ancient stars.

In About 10 Billion Years, Our Sun Will Harden Into a Giant Crystal

Researchers looking at Gaia satellite data have discovered a new galaxy orbiting the Milky Way, and not only is it massive, it's also "ghostly."

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