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Loops and blobs of cosmic dust in elliptical galaxy NGC 1316. Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

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How to see the annular solar eclipse and the UK partial solar eclipse on 10 June 2021. Photo by MANJUNATH KIRAN/AFP via Getty Images

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The K2-290 system, with its tilted primary star, K2-290A, and two transiting planets. Credit: Sakkmesterke / iStock / Getty Images

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Located in the constellation of Pegasus, 35,000 lightyears away, M15 is one of the oldest-known globular clusters – dating back 12 billion years. Hubble captured the swarming hot blue and cooler golden stars that become more concentrated towards M15’s bright core. Credit: ESA, Hubble, NASA

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Finderscopes and mounts are basic accessories that will help you - and your telescope - navigate the night sky and locate celestial targets. Credit: BBC Sky at Night Magazine

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The Long March 5B rocket, lifts off from Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, 29 April 2021. Photo by STR / AFP) / China OUT via Getty Images

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Zeta Reticuli (left), the constellation Reticulum and the Large Magellanic Cloud, captured in 2013 by Pete Lawrence from Paranal, Chile. Credit: Pete Lawrence / BBC Sky at Night Magazine.

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Andy Weird, author of Project Hail Mary. Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images

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A supermoon rising behind a mountain. Credit: Mimi Ditchie Photography / Getty Images

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A full Moon that looks blue. Credit: PhotoAlto/Frederic Cirou/GettyImages

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A conjunction of the moon with Venus and Jupiter, Chanthaburi, Chanthabur, Thailand, 28 November 2019. Credit: Chakarin Wattanamongkol / Getty Images

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A model of the Millenium Falcon starship on display at The Star Wars Identities exhibition, 29 January 2021 in Singapore. Credit: Suhaimi Abdullah / Getty Images

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The Milky Way and an Eta Aquariid meteor, Park City, Utah, USA. Credit: Nam Do / 500px / Getty Images

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BBC Sky at Night Magazine Star Diary podcast.

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Illustration of the lithopanspermia theory of life on Earth. Illustration by Tobias Roetsch/Future Publishing via Getty Images

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