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Astronomers recently spotted a Black Hole only 1600 light years away from the Sun, making it the closest so far.

A Lunar Eclipse flat-Earther’s have never seen. https://t.co/kY6755EGxi

A total lunar eclipse – sometimes called a #BloodMoon – is set to peak Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 5:17am ET (1017 UTC). It's the last one until 2025. Find out if you’re in an eclipse viewing area or watch it live with @NASAMoon experts: https://t.co/wm937tJHVe https://t.co/CIOwcjyb6p

#voted! Please vote. Important. https://t.co/yqhAJ4f1ae

The nebula IC 4634 is a beauty *and* a beast! In this #HubbleClassic image, a dying star surrounded by glowing material has ejected its outer layers. The star’s hot, exposed core then beamed ultraviolet radiation at these gas shells, making them glow: https://t.co/NgGCaTBnwD https://t.co/ZQO0PM4oov

Working outside in the extreme heat? How about in extreme heat and cold during the same shift? Spacewalkers do it and here is how... https://t.co/sSsM9feSRF

On September 14, 2013, astronomers caught the largest X-ray flare ever detected from the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, known as Sagittarius A*

Total Lunar eclipse tonight, after midnight, The Full Moon will pass into & out of Earth’s conical shadow in space. This long-and-boring event unfolds between 1:09am and 4:49am Pacific Time. Convert to your time zone. If it’s nighttime on Earth, the event is visible to you.

This is my favorite video on the Citadel. 🗣 @MassEffect fans: We have a collection of documentaries detailing @NASAJPL's past to help scratch your codex itch this #N7Day, narrated by none other than Neil Ross himself: https://t.co/BZeEWFzxBO https://t.co/xzEf0lq75s

Tonight's Full Moon

#60YearsAgoToday, Grumman was awarded the contract to build the Apollo Lunar Module, the lander that carried astronauts between lunar orbit and the Moon's surface for the Apollo Program. It is the only crewed vehicle to land anywhere besides Earth! More: https://t.co/vdNwa4cEOW https://t.co/Nd6CbkA22q

See the eclipsed setting moon and rising sun simultaneously tomorrow during rare 'selenelion' https://t.co/iXQFmrlqt1 https://t.co/zdBUiK7TCf

On this day in 1974, Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, aircraft designer and senior vice president of Lockheed, announced his retirement after 40+ years and countless contributions to some of the most original aircraft designs of the 20th century. https://t.co/KNKeXX0Mu7

Total Lunar Eclipse late tonight, to begin Election Day in the US Eclipses are not rare, in spite of headlines to the contrary. Combined, lunar & solar eclipses are more common than elections. We long to believe a multi-billion-year universe thinks our time on Earth is special.

LIVE: We're previewing our upcoming series of spacewalks, set to begin Tuesday, Nov. 15. Hear the latest from our @Space_Station experts—and send in your questions using #AskNASA: https://t.co/MUYNZdlveo