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December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month. The second new moon of ...

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All this month, it’s possible to see red supergiant Betelgeuse, the star that gave actor Michael Keaton’s iconic, hilarious villain "Beetlejuice" his name in the 1988 comedy-horror film.

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