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Scientists discover 2 stars orbiting our galaxy's supermassive black hole in lockstep — and they could point to a type of planet never seen before
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Ancient volcanic ash could be protecting signs of Martian life
By Patrick Pester Published
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Meteor strikes on the moon! Astronomer captures possible Geminid lunar impacts
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
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James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Surprise discovery in alien planet's atmosphere could upend decades of planet formation theory
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Boeing Starliner astronauts could spend nearly 300 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Astronomy
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Scientists discover 2 stars orbiting our galaxy's supermassive black hole in lockstep — and they could point to a type of planet never seen before
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Ancient volcanic ash could be protecting signs of Martian life
By Patrick Pester Published
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Meteor strikes on the moon! Astronomer captures possible Geminid lunar impacts
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
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James Webb telescope uncovers massive 'grand design' spiral galaxy in the early universe — and scientists can't explain how it got so big, so fast
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Surprise discovery in alien planet's atmosphere could upend decades of planet formation theory
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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James Webb telescope spies stunning 'Firefly Sparkle' galaxy — a baby clone of the Milky Way being 'assembled brick by brick' in the early universe
By Harry Baker Published
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New study confirms the moon is older than we realized — and reveals why we previously got it wrong
By Harry Baker Published
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Winter solstice 2024: When does winter start?
By Laura Geggel Last updated
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Scientists followed a mysterious signal — and found 2 black holes gorging on something like never before
By Andrey Feldman Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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Alien life may look nothing like life on Earth — so how should we go about looking for it?
By Chris Impey Published
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12 strange reasons humans haven't found alien life yet
By Brandon Specktor Published
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'It's hard not to believe he saw something': Historian Greg Eghigian on how UFOs took over the world
By Ben Turner Published
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The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos'
By Brett Tingley Published
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It would be easier to find aliens in a parallel universe than in our own, new multiverse study claims
By Harry Baker Published
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Does alien life need a planet to survive? Scientists propose intriguing possibility
By Paul Sutter Published
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Father-daughter team decodes 'alien signal' from Mars that stumped the world for a year
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Alien civilizations are probably killing themselves from climate change, bleak study suggests
By Sierra Bouchér Published
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Space Exploration
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Boeing Starliner astronauts could spend nearly 300 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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How long does it take to travel to the moon?
By Drew Turney Published
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Space photo of the week: Astronaut spots 2 nearby galaxies from SpaceX capsule
By Jamie Carter Published
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NASA delays historic Artemis missions — yet again
By Ben Turner Published
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Europe launches twin spacecraft to make daily solar eclipses in space. Here's what to know about Proba-3.
By Harry Baker Last updated
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Astronauts baffled by 'unexpected odor' leaking from Russian spacecraft docked at ISS
By Ben Turner Published
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ISS dodges its 39th piece of potentially hazardous space junk. Experts say it won't be the last.
By Sascha Pare Published
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NASA warns of potential 'catastrophic failure' on leaking ISS — but Russia doesn't want to fix it
By Joanna Thompson Published
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NASA astronauts' return to Earth delayed until at least 'late March' 2025
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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James Webb telescope spies stunning 'Firefly Sparkle' galaxy — a baby clone of the Milky Way being 'assembled brick by brick' in the early universe
By Harry Baker Published
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New study confirms the moon is older than we realized — and reveals why we previously got it wrong
By Harry Baker Published
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