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 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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The fastest-moving stars in the galaxy may be piloted by intelligent aliens, new paper suggests
By Paul Sutter Published
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Students' 'homemade' rocket soars faster and farther into space than any other amateur spacecraft — smashing 20-year records
By Harry Baker Published
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UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos'
By Brett Tingley Published
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China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Scientists analyze largest map of the universe ever created — and it proves Einstein right yet again
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb telescope uncovers 1st-ever 'Einstein zig-zag' hiding in plain sight — and it could help save cosmology
By Harry Baker Published
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The Leonid meteor shower is peaking. How to spot 'shooting stars' and 'fireballs' over the US tonight.
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Astronomy
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China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Scientists analyze largest map of the universe ever created — and it proves Einstein right yet again
By Ben Turner Published
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James Webb telescope uncovers 1st-ever 'Einstein zig-zag' hiding in plain sight — and it could help save cosmology
By Harry Baker Published
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Space photo of the week: Stare into the 'bloodshot eyes' of a haunting galaxy pair
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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Meteorite found in a drawer at university contains 700-million-year-old evidence of water on Mars
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Where do fast radio bursts come from? Astronomers tie mysterious eruptions to massive galaxies.
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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'Unique and extreme': James Webb telescope detects possible alien world bubbling over with volcanoes
By Agnibha Banerjee Published
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'The bottom line is, I told you so': JWST observations upend standard model of how galaxies form, new study claims
By Ben Turner Published
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Extraterrestrial Life
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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 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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Space Exploration
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Students' 'homemade' rocket soars faster and farther into space than any other amateur spacecraft — smashing 20-year records
By Harry Baker Published
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Space Force's mysterious X-37B begins 'aerobraking' to lower orbit. Here's how it works.
By Brett Tingley Published
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World's 1st wooden satellite arrives at ISS for key orbital test
By Mike Wall Published
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Death of alien-hunting Arecibo Telescope traced to cable issues 3 years earlier, 'alarming' report finds
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Voyager 1 loses contact with NASA, turns on retro transmitter not used since 1981
By Brandon Specktor Published
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ISS leaks among 50 'areas of concern' for astronaut safety: report
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Boeing-made satellite shatters in orbit, and nobody knows why
By Ben Turner Published
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'Lost in insignificance': Here's what it's like to rappel into the solar system's largest canyon
By John E. Moores Published
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More about Space
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The Leonid meteor shower is peaking. How to spot 'shooting stars' and 'fireballs' over the US tonight.
By Jamie Carter Last updated
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Space photo of the week: Stare into the 'bloodshot eyes' of a haunting galaxy pair
By Shreejaya Karantha Published
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China's Mars rover Zhurong finds possible shoreline of ancient Red Planet ocean
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
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