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Apple TV and A24's Margo's Got Money Troubles begins with a bang, thanks to a fanciful, pinball-themed opening sequence that careens through a handmade world of books, overdue bills, and baby supplies ...

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The first bubble of hot gas seen around another star has been spotted around the "Moth," just 117 light-years away.

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Imagine you’re out in the wild, spotting a fluffy, wide-eyed creature nestled under a bush. You think you’ve found a new species—until its parent shows up, looking like a completely different animal.

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For nearly five decades, Steven Spielberg has helped define what alien stories mean to movie audiences. Sometimes they arrive as cosmic miracles. Sometimes as existential threats. Sometimes as ...

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