Space
Space is a seemingly infinite world of wonder and discovery, filled with mysterious black holes, stunning solar flares, elusive exoplanets and countless cosmic oddities. Our team of expert science writers and editors are ready to hold a James Webb Space Telescope-size lens beyond Earth, keeping those on this planet up to date with the latest space news, articles and features.
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The Milky Way could be part of a much larger 'cosmic neighborhood' than we realized, challenging our understanding of the universe
By Harry Baker Published
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NASA finds signs of hellish, lava-covered 'exomoon' circling an alien world — and it could meet a 'destructive end'
By Harry Baker Published
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Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Orionid meteor shower 2024: When to see 'shooting stars' from Halley's comet next week
By Jamie Carter Published
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Scientists finally confirm that solar maximum is well underway — and the worst could still be to come
By Harry Baker Published
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Best star projectors 2024: Bring the cosmos indoors
By Tantse Walter Last updated
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Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions.
By Sandro Tacchella Published
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Astronomy
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The Milky Way could be part of a much larger 'cosmic neighborhood' than we realized, challenging our understanding of the universe
By Harry Baker Published
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NASA finds signs of hellish, lava-covered 'exomoon' circling an alien world — and it could meet a 'destructive end'
By Harry Baker Published
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Astronauts could mine asteroids for food someday, scientists say
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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Orionid meteor shower 2024: When to see 'shooting stars' from Halley's comet next week
By Jamie Carter Published
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Scientists finally confirm that solar maximum is well underway — and the worst could still be to come
By Harry Baker Published
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Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions.
By Sandro Tacchella Published
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Gaia space telescope discovers 55 'runaway' careening away from stellar cluster at 80 times the speed of sound
By Robert Lea Published
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Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years
By Harry Baker Published
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Phew! No 'doomsday' asteroids hide in famous broken comet's debris stream
By Keith Cooper Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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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 trash' will lead us to intelligent aliens, Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb says
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Infamous 'Wow! signal' that hinted at aliens may actually be an exceptionally rare cosmic event
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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SETI searches for alien life in over 1,000 galaxies using unexplored radio frequencies
By Keith Cooper Published
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If alien life exists on Europa, we may find it in hydrothermal vents
By Keith Cooper Published
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7 potential 'alien megastructures' spotted in our galaxy are not what they seem
By Paul Sutter Published
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What could aliens look like?
By Sarah Wells Published
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32 strange places scientists are looking for aliens
By Isobel Whitcomb Published
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No, the James Webb Space Telescope probably didn't detect signs of alien life — but it soon could
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Space Exploration
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Europa Clipper: What's next for NASA's biggest-ever interplanetary spacecraft?
By James Price Published
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China’s secretive new 'Thousands Sails' satellites are an astronomer's nightmare, 1st observations reveal
By Harry Baker Published
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Why NASA is sending the Europa Clipper to search for aliens near Jupiter
By James Lloyd Published
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NASA shuts off Voyager 2 science instrument as power dwindles
By Robert Lea Published
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket grounded for the 3rd time in 3 months following 'off-nominal' crash-landing in the ocean
By Harry Baker Published
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Newest Starlink satellites are leaking even more radiation than their predecessors — and could soon disrupt astronomy
By Harry Baker Published
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Russian cosmonaut returns to Earth after completing record-breaking 1,111th day in space
By Harry Baker Published
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ESA's JUICE spacecraft confirmed Earth is habitable. Here's why
By Stefanie Waldek Published
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NASA's Voyager 1 probe swaps thrusters in tricky fix as it flies through interstellar space
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Are we wrong about the age of the universe? The James Webb telescope is raising big questions.
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Gaia space telescope discovers 55 'runaway' careening away from stellar cluster at 80 times the speed of sound
By Robert Lea Published
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Rare illusion gives 'once-in-a-lifetime' comet a seemingly impossible 2nd tail after closest approach to Earth for 80,000 years
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