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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 lens like that of the James Webb Space Telescope beyond Earth, keeping those on this planet up to date with the latest space news, articles and features.
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Space photo of the week: Hubble captures a cosmic snow angel created by a bright, young star
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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Our favorite space stories of 2024 — from lost planets to human-caused meteor showers
By Brandon Specktor Published
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5 times the James Webb telescope rewrote physics in 2024
By Paul Sutter Published
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'Spiders on Mars' and ancient sea monsters: 5 of the biggest science stories you read in 2024
By Pandora Dewan Published
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10 times space missions went very wrong in 2024
By Harry Baker Published
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Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun, NASA confirms
By Sharmila Kuthunur Last updated
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Scientists still don't fully understand why some planets have hundreds of moons while others have none
By Nicole Granucci Published
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Our favorite space stories of 2024 — from lost planets to human-caused meteor showers
By Brandon Specktor Published
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The fabric of the universe is 'lopsided', huge gravitational wave mapping study finds
By Matthew Miles Published
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NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene
By Robert Lea Published
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Astronomers spot an enormous explosion from the 1st black hole ever photographed
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Auroras could light up the skies on Christmas, thanks to a powerful solar flare heading toward Earth
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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'Like nothing we've seen before': James Webb telescope spies a mysterious asteroid-comet hybrid lurking past Jupiter
By Skyler Ware Published
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Is the moon a planet?
By Briley Lewis Published
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'There's no real competitor': Theoretical physicist Marika Taylor on how black holes could help us to find a theory of everything
By Ben Turner Published
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10 supercharged solar storms that blew us away in 2024
By Harry Baker 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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10 times space missions went very wrong in 2024
By Harry Baker Published
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Parker Solar Probe survives historic closest-ever flyby of the sun, NASA confirms
By Sharmila Kuthunur Last updated
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe will reach its closest-ever point to the sun on Christmas Eve
By Harry Baker 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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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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Scientists still don't fully understand why some planets have hundreds of moons while others have none
By Nicole Granucci Published
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The fabric of the universe is 'lopsided', huge gravitational wave mapping study finds
By Matthew Miles Published
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NASA's Hubble and Chandra telescopes discover a strange 'sideways' black hole in a cosmic crime scene
By Robert Lea Published
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