Astronomy news

1. Comet Watch 2021

   If you own an 8-inch or larger telescope you might see more than a dozen new and returning comets this year, including one potential naked-eye candidate.

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2. NASA Extends Juno, InSight Missions

   NASA has granted two key planetary missions extensions, so InSight and Juno will continue to return data from Mars and Jupiter, respectively, for years to come.

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3. Astronomy News: Galactic One-Two Punch, Black Hole Heartbeat Falters

   In the news this week: Globular clusters have the detailed scoop on our galaxy's past, and a "heartbeat" black hole binary in the Milky Way has gone mysteriously dim.

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4. This Week in Astronomy Pictures: A Magnetic Whirlpool, Windblown Jets & More

   Whether you're here for eye candy or a more cosmic perspective, these astronomy pictures released this week will do the trick.

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5. What the Most Distant Quasar Tells Us About Black Hole Birth

   The existence of a quasar when the universe was only 670 million years old is helping astronomers understand how black holes are born.

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