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If you’ve been waiting to catch a supermoon, this is the one to circle on your calendar. The full “wolf moon” on January 3 ...

It’s the first supermoon of the year—and after January, stargazers won’t see another for many months. Here's how to see it.

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TL;DR: Hestia uses your smartphone to capture sharp, magnified views of the Moon, Sun, deep-sky objects, and landscapes—now just $239.97 (MSRP $299) with free shipping. Well, smartphones can ...

The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth early Friday. Scientists have tracked the object since its July discovery and confirmed it is a comet, despite online speculation ...