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Brad Pitt attends the Japan premiere of 'Ad Astra' on September 13, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.

Brad Pitt's Big Question for NASA: Was I 'More Believable' Playing an Astronaut Than George Clooney?

In a televised call, NASA astronaut Nick Hague answered Pitt with 'absolute...

In a televised call, NASA astronaut Nick Hague answered Pitt with 'absolutely'

A Perseid meteor streaks across the sky above Inspiration Point early on August 12, 2016 in Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah.

Amateur Astronomer Spots Comet Now Believed to Be From Another Solar System

It's 260 million miles from the sun and getting closer

An artist's impression of the Milky Way galaxy colliding with Andromeda. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is moving towards the Andromeda galaxy. Astronomers predict that in about 4 billion years, the two galaxies will collide and begin to merge. The Solar System's fate is uncertain. It might end up in the final, larger galaxy, orbiting further from the core than it does now, or it might be ejected into space altogether.

The Universe Could Be 2 Billion Years Younger Than Previously Estimated, According to New Calculation

The generally accepted age of the universe is 13.7 billion years

A full harvest moon rises behind Lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City on September 16, 2016 as seen from Newark, NJ.

There's a Full Moon Due on Friday the 13th for Most of the U.S. The Next One Isn't for Another 30 Years

September's Harvest Moon is also nicknamed the Micro Moon

Anyone home? An artist's conception shows a hypothetical planet with two moons orbiting in the habitable zone of a red dwarf star.

Why This Earth-Like Planet is a Big Step Forward in the Search for Life

A watery world in a cozy spot

School students watch the live stream of Chandrayaan2 landing on the lunar surface in Kolkata, India, on Sept. 7, 2019. According to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), the Vikram Lander was as planned and normal performance was observed up to an altitude of 2.1km. After a few minutes, communication from the lander to the ground stations was lost.

India Locates Missing Moon Lander Module on Lunar Surface

The space agency said it lost touch with the Vikram lunar lander on Saturda...

The space agency said it lost touch with the Vikram lunar lander on Saturday

Forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest seen from the International Space Station on Aug. 26, 2019.

The Amazon Fires, From an Extraterrestrial Perspective

A version of this first appeared as the TIME Space newsletter sent on Aug. ...

A version of this first appeared as the TIME Space newsletter sent on Aug. 30. Space is aspirational. Merely the act of looking through a telescope is an exercise in questing. It’s vast, exciting, and...

Brad Pitt's Big Question for NASA: Was I 'More Believable' Playing an Astronaut Than George Clooney?

Amateur Astronomer Spots Comet Now Believed to Be From Another Solar System

The Universe Could Be 2 Billion Years Younger Than Previously Estimated, According to New Calculation

There's a Full Moon Due on Friday the 13th for Most of the U.S. The Next One Isn't for Another 30 Years

Why This Earth-Like Planet is a Big Step Forward in the Search for Life

India Locates Missing Moon Lander Module on Lunar Surface

The Amazon Fires, From an Extraterrestrial Perspective

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