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advanced civilization Is the Milky Way a boneyard of long-dead civilizations? Gareth Branwyn
heavenly art Thomas Wright's gorgeous 1750 drawings of the cosmos Clive Thompson
astronomy Astounding high-resolution image of a sunspot resembles a sunflower David Pescovitz
astronomy Later this month, look up to see Jupiter and Saturn appear closer together than they've been since the Middle Ages David Pescovitz
astronomy Are asteroid impacts preventable? Andrea James
galaxies Wait, "fossil galaxies" are a thing? Gareth Branwyn
asteroid Asteroid samples escaping from overstuffed NASA probe Osiris-Rex that grabbed lots of Bennu rubble Xeni Jardin
OSIRIS-REx NASA spacecraft touches asteroid surface to grab rubble Xeni Jardin
NASA Goddard A video tour of the Bennu asteroid Gareth Branwyn
black holes Watch a black hole eat a star Gareth Branwyn
billions and billions Watch a young Carl Sagan's first TV documentary, "The Violent Universe" (1969) David Pescovitz
meteors Video of the spectacular meteor seen from 15 states this morning David Pescovitz
stars The mind-boggling size of the largest known star, Stephenson 2-18 Andrea James
galactic immigrants An asteroid will come close to hitting the Earth the day before Election Day Thom Dunn
Extraterrestrials NASA delivers first grant in 30 years to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence David Pescovitz
watch the skies "My dad launched the quest to find alien intelligence. It changed astronomy." David Pescovitz