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The universe's water is billions of years older than scientists thought — and may be nearly as old as the Big Bang itself
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Saucer-like 'Winnebago' space capsule lands in Australia — marking 1st for commercial space industry
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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope shocks scientists with image of ancient galaxy roaring back to life
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Latest about Space
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James Webb telescope spots Milky Way's long-lost 'twin' near the dawn of time
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Northern lights ignite night sky after rare double solar eruption
By Patrick Pester Published
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Newly 'awakened' black hole is releasing 100 times more energy than scientists have seen before
By Elana Spivack Published
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The James Webb telescope reveals the truth about a planet that crashed into its own star
By Elana Spivack Published
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Newly discovered comet SWAN just 'erupted' with a bright, icy burst. Is it a cold volcano?
By Harry Baker Published
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks next week: How to spot the most 'shooting stars'
By Jamie Carter Published
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Mars rises over the moon's horizon at the best possible time
By Jamie Carter Published
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Astronomy
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James Webb telescope spots Milky Way's long-lost 'twin' near the dawn of time
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Northern lights ignite night sky after rare double solar eruption
By Patrick Pester Published
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Newly 'awakened' black hole is releasing 100 times more energy than scientists have seen before
By Elana Spivack Published
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The James Webb telescope reveals the truth about a planet that crashed into its own star
By Elana Spivack Published
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Newly discovered comet SWAN just 'erupted' with a bright, icy burst. Is it a cold volcano?
By Harry Baker Published
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Lyrid meteor shower peaks next week: How to spot the most 'shooting stars'
By Jamie Carter Published
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Mars rises over the moon's horizon at the best possible time
By Jamie Carter Published
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Record-breaking 'dead' galaxy discovered by JWST lived fast and died young in the early universe
By Robert Lea Published
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Mercury is weird because of a 'hit-and-run' incident in its youth
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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We may finally know how to make a stable Dyson sphere
By Paul Sutter Published
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Intelligent aliens would need a power supply to jump-start their civilization — would they require fossil fuels?
By Sara Hashemi Published
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Quiz
Extraterrestrials quiz: Are you an alien expert, or has your brain been abducted?
By Alexander McNamara Published
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If life can exist in your stomach, it can exist on Mars. Here's what it might look like.
By María Rosa Pino Otín Published
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'Perhaps it's only a matter of time': Intelligent life may be much more likely than first thought, new model suggests
By Ben Turner Published
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The existence of intelligent aliens is 'highly likely' — and they could await in our own galaxy
By Maikel Rheinstadter Published
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Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?
By Elana Spivack Published
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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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Space Exploration
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US company to use giant spinning cannon to blast hundreds of pancake-like 'microsatellites' into space
By Harry Baker Published
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Secretive Russian military satellites release mystery object into orbit
By Andrew Jones Published
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Watch a private German rocket explode during 1st orbital launch attempt from European soil (video)
By Mike Wall Published
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NASA signs new contract to use SpaceX's Starship — even though it keeps blowing up
By Harry Baker Published
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NASA's SPHEREx telescope 'opens its eyes on the universe', taking stunning debut image of 100,000 galaxies and stars
By Ben Turner Published
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'A notch above a gimmick': Experts question scientific merit of billionaire's Fram2 'space adventure' around Earth's poles
By Harry Baker Published
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China now has a 'kill mesh' in orbit, Space Force vice chief says
By Josh Dinner Published
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Dying SpaceX rocket triggers giant spiral of light above UK and Europe during secret mission
By Harry Baker Published
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NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spent 286 days stuck in space — is that a new record?
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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